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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | 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 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Java;PowerShell | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, for the moment I experiment generating libs from specs using AI, but not generation full software. On professional point of view, Il just générate methods or at most class, and use AI to make remarks on my code. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | 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. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Anticipation, imagination | 81,210 | 4 |
25,101 | 25,102 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 19 | 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 | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;React | Node.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | Google Gemini | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
25,102 | 25,103 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 40 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Groovy;Java;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Lisp;Lua;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Splunk | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Splunk | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Splunk | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 54,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Hetzner Cloud
NA | Yes | Angular;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte;WordPress | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
25,105 | 25,106 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,106 | 25,107 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 24 | 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) | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 28,000 | Yes | C#;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | pgvector | null | Semantic Kernel | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | prompt writer | 32,484 | 8 |
25,107 | 25,108 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 96,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;Go;Lua;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Yarn | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not really, I use it here and there for generating/debugging some functions and do the rest of the work as I want to learn more about software architecture. So I avoid performing "vibe coding". | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Software archtiecture is a big one, as LLMs' biggest issue (which in my opinion will remain an issue with how neural networks are built as a concept) is grasping bigger picture contexts. I believe the knowledge of basic concepts is also big because knowing frameworks or new tools is pointless since they come and go. Pr... | 26,141 | 4 |
25,108 | 25,109 | 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 | null | null | null | 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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25,109 | 25,110 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Data or business analyst | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | 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 | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 40,605 | null |
25,110 | 25,111 | 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 | 16 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 16 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
25,111 | 25,112 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | null | 18 | 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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25,112 | 25,113 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;OCaml;Perl;PHP;Prolog;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Fedora;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers | Writing code;Other (write in): | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
25,113 | 25,114 | 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.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 1,495,000 | Yes | C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;R;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | 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 new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Writing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 84,286 | 5 |
25,114 | 25,115 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 30 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 700,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift | Python;SQL;Swift | Python;SQL;Swift | Objective-c
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Sublime Text;Xcode | Sublime Text;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | MCP servers | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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 | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Same as today | 73,375 | 10 |
25,115 | 25,116 | 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) | 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 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | null | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | USD United States dollar | 210,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Dart;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | 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. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | understanding the complex code write by toxic programmers | 210,000 | 7 |
25,116 | 25,117 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | Developer, back-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,117 | 25,118 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,118 | 25,119 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | System administrator | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | null | Retail and Consumer Services | null | I'm not sure | 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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25,119 | 25,120 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | null | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 600,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Do it sometimes for small portions | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | 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... | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 59,296 | 8 |
25,120 | 25,121 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Not employed | None of the above | 100 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 100 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,121 | 25,122 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ... | 6 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 46,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;Python;R;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig | Ada;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Groovy;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PowerShell;Prolog;Ruby;Rust;Scala;VBA;Mojo;Gleam | null | Python
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | Microsoft Access | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | c++23;SwiftData;Pydantic;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Miro | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub | NA
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NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 62,625 | null |
25,122 | 25,123 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 8 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 38,000 | Yes | Ada;C;C++;Erlang;Go;Python;R | C;C++;Go;Lisp;Python;Rust;Zig | C;C++;Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Make;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Make;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Make;Podman | uv, cmake, apptainer, nix
uv, cmake, apptainer, nix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Helix, Kakoune
Helix | null | null | null | nix | null | Ubuntu;Android;ChromeOS;NixOS | Ubuntu;Android;ChromeOS;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | mastodon
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I let LLMs generate throw-away code because I have found too many small bugs in important code generated by them. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Thinking outside the box. | 44,086 | 8 |
25,123 | 25,124 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | 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 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | SAP SQL Anywhere (Sybase)
SAP SQL Anywhere (Sybase) | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Writing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | NO | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deep knowledge of how systems operate | 58,007 | 7 |
25,124 | 25,125 | 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 (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, QA or test | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 25 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C++;Go;Java;Lua;Python;SQL | C++;Dart;Go;Lua;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL;Zig | C++;Go;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
Nim, Haskell | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Cockroachdb | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Supabase;Valkey | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora;NixOS | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | 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 | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Business requirement for tools, soluton architecture. | null | 9 |
25,125 | 25,126 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 27 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,126 | 25,127 | 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 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);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 77,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 89,331 | 7 |
25,127 | 25,128 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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25,128 | 25,129 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | AI/ML engineer | 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 | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
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25,129 | 25,130 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 100 | 100 | Austria | USD United States dollar | 30 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | 10
10 | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | 10
10 | Yes | APT;Datadog;Gradle;Podman;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS | Angular;AngularJS | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,130 | 25,131 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | 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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25,131 | 25,132 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 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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25,132 | 25,133 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 30 | Applied scientist | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,133 | 25,134 | 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 | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 32,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Lua;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Zed | Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Miro | Linear;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Customer service support | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | deeper understanding of teams developer experience and business need | 43,565 | null |
25,134 | 25,135 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Data or business analyst | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Cyprus | EUR European Euro | 25,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 29,004 | null |
25,135 | 25,136 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
cross platform | Ethical concerns
closed source | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 2,040,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Prolog;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;Ninja;Podman | Ansible;Cargo;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Vite;Webpack | Ninja;Podman | gitlab, cmake, vcpkg
gitlab, bazel, cmake | Yes | null | null | null | emscripten, WASM
emscripten, WASM, bottle.py | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio | Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Vim | kdevelop, kate
kdevelop, kate | c++23 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Doxygen;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
mastodon, irc, jabber, mailing list | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;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 | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | problem solving skills, code comprehension | 95,484 | 6 |
25,136 | 25,137 | 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) | 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);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 | Other (please specify): | 18 | Academic researcher | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 12,000 | Yes | Python;R | Python;R | Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB | BigQuery;MariaDB | BigQuery;MariaDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Ruby on Rails | Django;Ruby on Rails | Django;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian | MacOS;iOS;Debian | Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab | Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab | Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3,275 | 9 |
25,137 | 25,138 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,138 | 25,139 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 24 | null | null | 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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25,139 | 25,140 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Python | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Arch | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
25,140 | 25,141 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 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) | 18 | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Asana | Asana | Asana | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, but still in part. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | 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 | The skill of being able to understand and manage the code written by AI. | 46,406 | null |
25,141 | 25,142 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Developer, mobile | 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 | Good brand and public image
Security | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 14 | 16 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 78,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Dart;Java;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Swift | Go | null | Objective-C
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip | null | null | SPM
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;SwiftData | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | null | Asana;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Miro;Monday.com;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | 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 | 78,000 | 8 |
25,142 | 25,143 | 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) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Go;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
Amber | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Kubernetes;Vite;Webpack | null | UV
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | Next.js;React;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv;Ultralytics | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | Windows;Android;NixOS | Android;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine | null | 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 | null | 46,406 | 7 |
25,143 | 25,144 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 19 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Democratic Republic of the Congo | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;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 | YES | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | VIBE CODING | 30,000 | 5 |
25,144 | 25,145 | 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) | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 12 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | MSBuild;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | MSBuild;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I dont like Vibe Coding at the moment, beacuse it does not work the way it should | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 9 |
25,145 | 25,146 | 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 | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 29 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
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25,146 | 25,147 | I am learning to code | 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 new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 2 | Project manager | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 4,200,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2,712 | null |
25,147 | 25,148 | 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);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 14 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | PHP;TypeScript | PHP;TypeScript | PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Webpack;Yarn | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Webpack;Yarn | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;React;Symfony | NestJS;Node.js;React;Symfony | NestJS;Node.js;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 69,609 | 6 |
25,148 | 25,149 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,149 | 25,150 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 23 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Hungary | EUR European Euro | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
Quarkus, Ktor | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, because LLMs are terrible at generating maintainable code or writing good tests. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Critical thinking, designing quality software, knowing best practices, problem-solving, and understanding the business. | 174,022 | 8 |
25,150 | 25,151 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | 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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25,151 | 25,152 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | Prefer not to say | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 2 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 1 | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | null | Yes | C;C++;Python | C;C++;Python | C;C++;Python | NA
NA | null | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | NA
NA | null | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
25,152 | 25,153 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 13 | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 700,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23 | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I mainly use AI as a rubber duck that gives insightful answers | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I believe that AI is a powerful tool in software development, but that it still is a tool that needs to be handled by a craftsman. Totally letting AI write your code will probably lead to chaotic codebases that no one, not even AI can debug. But I might be wrong. | 73,375 | 10 |
25,153 | 25,154 | 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 | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Having nothing to do with AI | Other (please specify):
Having AI | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 750,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++ | C++ | GLSL
GLSL | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;Terraform | APT | APT | CMake
CMake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | QT Creator
QT Creator | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No, and in no way can anyone doing such "coding" be deemed professional developers. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | I believe AI will not change anything. At the moment it is no more than a sophisticated copyright-infringing bullshit generator that sometimes happens to produce compilable code. However, I do believe actual human developers will get new tasks: To fix all the slop that has been generated by AI and put to use by people ... | 116,640 | 8 |
25,154 | 25,155 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 7 |
25,155 | 25,156 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Data scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Python | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Oracle;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | FastAPI;Flask;React | FastAPI;Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 8 |
25,156 | 25,157 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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25,157 | 25,158 | 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.) | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 41 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Fintech | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 48 | 67 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 325,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform | null | null | Mise
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Zed | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | RAG | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | null | null | Mastodon
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
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 | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph;phidata | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Systems thinking, software architecture, product design. | 211,280 | 7 |
25,158 | 25,159 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,159 | 25,160 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,160 | 25,161 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,161 | 25,162 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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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25,162 | 25,163 | 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 (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 5 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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25,163 | 25,164 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 10 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;pnpm;Vite | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama;Ultralytics | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics;Robotics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Problem Solving, Ingenuity | null | null |
25,164 | 25,165 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 14 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | India | INR Indian rupee | 600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Android;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | yes. i do planning in my head. or ask AI for a plan, review it. then write code with help of AI itself | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | null | 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 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | Ollama | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Fast learning and problem solving | 6,974 | 7 |
25,165 | 25,166 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | null | null | null | null | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Go;Java;Kotlin;Swift | null | NA
NA | null | MySQL | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | null | Homebrew | Bun;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Xcode;Zed | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very 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 | null | 8 |
25,166 | 25,167 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-time) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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25,167 | 25,168 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | null | Academic researcher | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,168 | 25,169 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | null | Yes | C;C++;Dart;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;SQL | Dart;Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust | Dart;Java | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | 9 |
25,169 | 25,170 | 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.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 15 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 750,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | APT;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Terraform | APT;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Debian;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Redmine;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | NA
OpenProject | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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 daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem solving, analytical thinking | 35,104 | 8 |
25,170 | 25,171 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 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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25,171 | 25,172 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 240,000 | Yes | Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Creativity, reading code i.e verification of AI generated code, prompt creation, security, debugging, building requirements. | 65,496 | 7 |
25,172 | 25,173 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 456,000 | null | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Miro | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unsure | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8,007 | 5 |
25,173 | 25,174 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., U... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ... | 25 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,174 | 25,175 | 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.) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 28 | 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
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | jQuery;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;Ruby on Rails | stimulus, hotwire
stimulus, hotwire | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Lovable.dev;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Lovable.dev;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | rubymine
rubymine | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Asana;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Miro;Notion;Redmine;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Notion;Redmine;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Notion;Redmine;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;pgvector | null | Ollama | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Replit;Lovable.dev | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Code maintenance, Solution validation | 139,218 | 9 |
25,175 | 25,176 | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 6 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
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25,176 | 25,177 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | 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) | 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 week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | null | null | null |
25,177 | 25,178 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 23 | AI/ML engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | 9,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
Julia | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Webpack | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Podman;Webpack | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | NA
Flutter | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence | Azure Devops;Confluence | Azure Devops;Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | LangGrapgh, autogen, Azure Search | AutoGen (Microsoft);LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer | Cursor | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Data Structures and Algorithms, System Design, | 104,616 | 8 |
25,178 | 25,179 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 16 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 70,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;NuGet;Terraform | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | FastEndpoints
FastEndpoints | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | LINQPad
LINQPad | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. I've had AI generate too much "almost but not quite correct" code to trust its output, and it's often very narrowly focused on a particular method or class and won't consider wider architecture, leading to a disordered and messy codebase that is hard to maintain. I'll use AI to help figure out a particular method o... | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Maintaining a "big-picture" view of the software and its goals; ethical and privacy assessments. Cutting-edge innovation may well remain hard for AI given that it is trained on existing examples; incremental changes can be found by extrapolating and comparing, but often a true breakthrough requires *not* thinking like ... | 95,299 | 8 |
25,179 | 25,180 | 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 | 3 | 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 | 11 | 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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25,180 | 25,181 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | System administrator | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 3,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | null | null | ovhcloud
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Red Hat | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 quick help troubleshooting | null | 4,061 | null |
25,181 | 25,182 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,182 | 25,183 | 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 | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,183 | 25,184 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 32,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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25,184 | 25,185 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | 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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25,185 | 25,186 | 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.);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | null | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have ... | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Understanding the code | null | 9 |
25,186 | 25,187 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,187 | 25,188 | 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 | 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;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 | 9 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | 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 | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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.;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;Devin AI | Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Transforming business problem into technical language. Optimal solution ideation. | 116,015 | 7 |
25,188 | 25,189 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | null | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Go;Ruby;Rust | null | NA
NA | null | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Kubernetes;Podman;Webpack | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Cursor;RustRover;Windsurf | Windsurf | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Android;Arch | Ubuntu;Debian;Arch;Fedora | Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code | Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes I use "vibe-coding" but due to the high demand of work from my company | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | Windsurf | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Problem solving and flexibility in all code-bases, developing is not writing code, it's understand and solve problems | null | null |
25,189 | 25,190 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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;Games or coding challenges | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Malaysia | MYR Malaysian ringgit | 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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | GitHub MCP Server;pgvector | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
25,190 | 25,191 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Azerbaijan | AZN Azerbaijan manat | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Java;SQL | SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Trae;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger | hostinger;Google Gemini | hostinger | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 58,795 | 8 |
25,191 | 25,192 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Applied scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 71,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);MATLAB;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Pip;Poetry | Poetry | Poetry | Conda
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Writing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Understanding of what the AI tools do or produce. Ultimately, I don't think modern AI tools show any indication of understanding, nor do I see a credible path to this, so I think there will always be a need for oversight, at least for companies interested in some degree of quality. | 82,370 | null |
25,192 | 25,193 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, game or graphics | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
Documentation | Availability of better alternatives
Personal sanctions against Russia | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 5 | Montenegro | EUR European Euro | 107,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Python | C#;C++ | C#;C++ | HLSL
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Useless for the actual work I do. Not too bad for small isolated scripts, especially in the languages I’m not an expert like Python. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | Doing R&D. When I’m solving hard technical problems not solved before and doing research, AI doesn’t help much. | 124,136 | 7 |
25,193 | 25,194 | 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.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Project manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,194 | 25,195 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 100 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Coding Bootcamp;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,195 | 25,196 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Support engineer or analyst | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | 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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25,196 | 25,197 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C# | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | null | It's some kind of skill that will evolve. It's not part of my development work. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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... | '- solving complex problems
- code reviews
- management and coordination of development work | null | 8 |
25,197 | 25,198 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,198 | 25,199 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 19 | 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 | 19 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,199 | 25,200 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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