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23,801 | 23,802 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 24 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 44,436 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite;Valkey | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Make;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Make | CloudFormation
CloudFormation | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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23,803 | 23,804 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled ap... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
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23,804 | 23,805 | 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.) | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,805 | 23,806 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,807 | 23,808 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 15 | Developer, front-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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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23,808 | 23,809 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
strongly maintained | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | IndexedDB via Dexie
IndexedDB via Dexie | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Docker;npm;Vite | Bun;Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js;React | Node.js;React;WordPress | Node.js;React | Remix
Remix | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android | GitHub;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | 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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | only for "brute" tasks (e.g. migrations) that are easy to describe but a lot of manual work to implement | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | general problem-solving, attention to detail | null | null |
23,809 | 23,810 | I am learning to code | 35-44 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,810 | 23,811 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
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 | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | null | 8 |
23,811 | 23,812 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 0 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;MicroPython;Perl;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;MicroPython;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman | APT;Make;Pip | Meson
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | c++23 | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;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 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. It is a disgusting crime and its practitioners shall be sacrificed. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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... | Not being a retarded ai usdr | null | null |
23,812 | 23,813 | 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 | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,813 | 23,814 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | NA
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23,814 | 23,815 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 24 | Data engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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23,815 | 23,816 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | 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 learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, game or graphics | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 9 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 541,200 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 12,971 | 10 |
23,816 | 23,817 | 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 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,817 | 23,818 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Russian Federation | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting 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 | 4 |
23,818 | 23,819 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Peru | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Ada | C#;COBOL | null | NA
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23,819 | 23,820 | 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 | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 21 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,600,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 74,889 | 8 |
23,820 | 23,821 | 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 | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;NestJS;Node.js | React;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
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23,821 | 23,822 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,822 | 23,823 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,823 | 23,824 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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23,824 | 23,825 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 22 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,825 | 23,826 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | iOS | null | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
23,826 | 23,827 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,827 | 23,828 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android | GitLab;Jira | GitHub | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat 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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
23,828 | 23,829 | 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.);None of the above;Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 210,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Ruby | Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Homebrew;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Make | Rubygems, GitHub-package-registry
Rubygems, GitHub-package-registry | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 210,000 | 7 |
23,829 | 23,830 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 17,500 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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 | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Business process automation;Customer service support | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | 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 within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 ... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4,776 | 7 |
23,830 | 23,831 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,831 | 23,832 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 38 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 43 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,832 | 23,833 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 | 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);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | null | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | LangGraph | LangGraph | LangGraph | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | X;YouTube | X;YouTube | X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13,929 | null |
23,833 | 23,834 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,834 | 23,835 | 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 | 12 | 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 | 25 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,835 | 23,836 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,836 | 23,837 | 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 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
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23,837 | 23,838 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 15 | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 4 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
23,838 | 23,839 | 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) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,839 | 23,840 | 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 | 18 | 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 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,840 | 23,841 | 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.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 22 | 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 | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk | Openshift, kubernetes, helm
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
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23,841 | 23,842 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 160,000 | 6 |
23,842 | 23,843 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;SQL | C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | 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 | GitHub | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 160,000 | 7 |
23,843 | 23,844 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 2 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | South Korea | KRW South Korean won | 10,000,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Less than one year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7,349 | null |
23,844 | 23,845 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,845 | 23,846 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,846 | 23,847 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,847 | 23,848 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | 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);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | null | Android;Arch | null | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
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NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Creativity | null | null |
23,848 | 23,849 | 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.) | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 23 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,849 | 23,850 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
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23,850 | 23,851 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,851 | 23,852 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 34 | 42 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | R;Rust | null | NA
Julia | Yes | Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Neo4J | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Railway;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun | null | uv
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | Lit
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Neovim | null | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | c++23;Pydantic;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | c++23;Pydantic;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS;NixOS | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, but with all the background knowledge I have from years of experience. It's more orchestration and direction over just saying what's wrong til it works. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;Milvus;Pinecone;mem0 | Agency-Swarm | AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel;OpenRouter;LangChain;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | Agency Swarm | Sentry;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Devin AI;Perplexity | Agency Swarm | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Novel Ideas, architecture, and levels of abstraction | 120,000 | 6 |
23,852 | 23,853 | 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.) | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,853 | 23,854 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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 | 10 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
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23,854 | 23,855 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | 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 | 28 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,855 | 23,856 | I am learning to code | 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 | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
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23,856 | 23,857 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,857 | 23,858 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 1 | Financial analyst or engineer | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 50 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | good | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | supervision | 58 | null |
23,858 | 23,859 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games... | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Developing specialized expertise
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23,859 | 23,860 | 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.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 20 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,400,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;JavaScript | C#;Dart;JavaScript;Rust | C#;Dart;JavaScript | NA
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NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | 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 | problem solving | 27,898 | 4 |
23,860 | 23,861 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,861 | 23,862 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or... | 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) | 30 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,862 | 23,863 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,863 | 23,864 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,864 | 23,865 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 1 | Product manager | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
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NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 0 | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
dfvd | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
23,865 | 23,866 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,866 | 23,867 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 17 | Developer, game or graphics | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
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NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 9 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 549,600 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | 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 | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 57,610 | 6 |
23,867 | 23,868 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 14 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,868 | 23,869 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | Other: | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | 72,000,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4,412 | null |
23,869 | 23,870 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,870 | 23,871 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Coding Bootcamp | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | 78,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Supabase;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Supabase;Terraform | Bun;Docker;Kubernetes;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Axum | Next.js;Node.js;React | Elysia
Rocket.rs Elysia | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;WebStorm | Neovim | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;NixOS | MacOS | Clickup;Coda | Clickup;Obsidian | Clickup | NA
Plane | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | daily.dev
daily.dev | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really, im "vibe coding" just when i need to debug something or understanding the flow. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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. | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Infra | 4,780 | 6 |
23,871 | 23,872 | 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 | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Java;Kotlin;Rust;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Java;Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;NuGet;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;NuGet;Podman;Terraform | OpenTofu
OpenTofu | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio | GoLand, CLion, DataGrip
GoLand, CLion, DataGrip | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 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 | 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;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. Vibe coding tends to result in less knowledgeable team members on domains that they should be aware of. The long term systematic degradation of the software industry's long term capabilities is something I am not in favor of, and I make every step I can to avoid contributing to it. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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, understanding the domain that one works in, vibe checking vibe code. | 150,000 | 8 |
23,872 | 23,873 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 22 | 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 | 37 | Database administrator or engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Pip;Podman | Podman | Podman | CFengine
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | pulsar
pulsar | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | NA
codeberg.org | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | 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 | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | null | null | null |
23,873 | 23,874 | 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 | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 20 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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23,874 | 23,875 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 36 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 37 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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23,875 | 23,876 | 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 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,876 | 23,877 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 1 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 162,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;React | NestJS;React | NestJS;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 ... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 118,193 | 7 |
23,877 | 23,878 | 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) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,878 | 23,879 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | Student | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,879 | 23,880 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,880 | 23,881 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 8 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 0 | null | C;C++;MATLAB;Python | Rust;SQL | null | NA
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NA | null | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking, problem decomposition in smaller-problems, big-picture thinking and thinking out the (AI) box. Originality and creativity. | null | null |
23,881 | 23,882 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,882 | 23,883 | 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 | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,883 | 23,884 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 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) | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 22,700 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being creative | 26,335 | null |
23,884 | 23,885 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 10 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 8 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,650,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;PowerShell;Python;Rust | zeek script
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Opensearch
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | Servlets
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | OpenProject
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board | null | Neutral | About 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;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code | 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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | No way | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector | null | Ollama | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit;Perplexity | Deepseek | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | project management, architecture design, deployment monitoring and security best practices | 19,180 | 4 |
23,885 | 23,886 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 105,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 121,815 | 9 |
23,886 | 23,887 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,887 | 23,888 | 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) | 12 | 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 | 12 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,888 | 23,889 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 3 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,889 | 23,890 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | 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 | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 210,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | 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 | null | null | 48,247 | 2 |
23,890 | 23,891 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 11 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
23,891 | 23,892 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 14 | 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 | 21 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | 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 | 10 | 5 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Lisp;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | NA
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NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | null | null | 7 |
23,892 | 23,893 | 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.) | 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);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 17 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,893 | 23,894 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 23 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,894 | 23,895 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
23,895 | 23,896 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 2 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
23,896 | 23,897 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);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 | 8 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
23,897 | 23,898 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | null | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C++ | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CLion
NA | Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | null | Arch | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | 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 | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
23,898 | 23,899 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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23,899 | 23,900 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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