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NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 1 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 840,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Zig | Go;Lua;Zig | Go;Lua;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Kubernetes | Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | iOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 88,050 | 8 |
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Firebird
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 | .NET Framework 4.8 | .NET Framework 4.8 | Windows | Windows | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | 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 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 | 8 |
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25,804 | 25,805 | 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) | 3 | 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;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
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NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 13,949 | 10 |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | Gin
Gin | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
25,806 | 25,807 | 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 | 14 | 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 | 14 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 331,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | complex problem solving, understanding how humans want to use our software, software maintainability | 331,000 | 10 |
25,807 | 25,808 | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 3 | 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 | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 3,100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Neo4J;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | 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. | 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... | Redis | i roll my own framework, azure ai search, langfuse | Zapier | null | Langfuse | null | GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity | cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | problem solving | 54,432 | null |
25,808 | 25,809 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,809 | 25,810 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 35 | 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);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 | 45 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | 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 | Other (please specify):
Improves overall productivity | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 0 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 210,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby | null | null | Umple
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm | null | null | Ant
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | BBEdit
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Wikis | null | null | UmpleOnline
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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 per month or monthly | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | I am doing some research into vibe coding of my own Umple language, but it does not work very well yet | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | 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 | Other (please specify): | I believe all skills will remain valuable, but UX and requirements gathering skills will be particularly valuable, relative to other tools | 153,213 | null |
25,810 | 25,811 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 15 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 124,800 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Firebase Realtime Database;Snowflake;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Datadog;Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;New Relic;Podman;Splunk;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Deno;Django;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Phoenix;React;Spring Boot | Express | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;RustRover | Android Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Discord;Dev.to;YouTube | Discord;Dev.to | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | IT operations;Marketing;Robotics | 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 improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | understand principle of computation and think most about business of companies | 22,718 | 7 |
25,811 | 25,812 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,812 | 25,813 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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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25,813 | 25,814 | 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 (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 52,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Documenting code;Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | communication | 52,000 | 7 |
25,814 | 25,815 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | null | null | 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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25,815 | 25,816 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 0 | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Java;Lua;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C#;C++;Rust | C#;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | vcpkg
NA | Yes | NestJS;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Testing code | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | Not at all. I use AI as a autocomplete for boilerplate code. Otherwise 98% of my code is written by hand. | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Domain-specific knowledge | null | null |
25,816 | 25,817 | 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 | 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) | 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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25,817 | 25,818 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 18 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 156,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Digital Ocean | Digital Ocean | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | Helix
Helix | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Hacker News;YouTube | Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;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 | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | '- Big-picture planning, imagination
- Critical thinking, questioning norms
- Thoughtfully designing things that are pleasant for humans to use
- Referencing personal experience to know what has solved similar problems before
- Mentorship, camaraderie, community | 156,000 | 7 |
25,818 | 25,819 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | null | null | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
25,819 | 25,820 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | 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) | 5 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,820 | 25,821 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | 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 | Baeldung
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Nope, still have to think about it. But it does help to have specific advice for unique problems I encounter. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | 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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Knowing how to describe what you want/need, find issues in generated code. How to get develop things without full knowledge of requirements. | null | 7 |
25,821 | 25,822 | 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) | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 5 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Kotlin;Python | C# | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database | null | null | NA
NA | null | Firebase;Gradle;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Trello | Google Colab;Notion | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I do not use vibe coding. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 5 |
25,822 | 25,823 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 40 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 7 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | Lucee ColdFusion
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;WordPress | null | null | ExtJS
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Red Hat | GitHub;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | null | 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 | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
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 | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | 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 solve complex problems more effectively. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | 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 | understanding customer needs, pointing out creative solutions | 116,015 | 10 |
25,823 | 25,824 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,824 | 25,825 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,825 | 25,826 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,826 | 25,827 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 42 | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,827 | 25,828 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 96,150 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro;Wikis | NA
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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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, it's complete nonsense. | 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 | Other (please specify): | All software development skills. A lot of the talk about AI at the moment is overhyped nonsense. | 130,900 | null |
25,828 | 25,829 | 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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25,829 | 25,830 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | null | Yes | JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;pnpm;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio | Android Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor 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 | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication. The skill that helps you explain the problem or possible solutions. | null | null |
25,830 | 25,831 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 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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25,831 | 25,832 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
Jai | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB | MariaDB;MongoDB | MariaDB;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Zed | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++ | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat;NixOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | null | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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 | 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 | Thinking | null | null |
25,832 | 25,833 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 360,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, vide coding is only for personal projects and learning new languages. Never production | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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 | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Troubleshooting and Overall design | 20,296 | 10 |
25,833 | 25,834 | 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.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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 | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 187,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | 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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Sometimes | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Product grooming, communication, cloud solutions, integration | 187,000 | 8 |
25,834 | 25,835 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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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25,835 | 25,836 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more 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 | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Cassandra;Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
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25,836 | 25,837 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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25,837 | 25,838 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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-... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,700,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;SQL | Redis, Kusto, Lua script
Redis, Kusto, Lua script | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;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;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code | Documenting code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Robotics;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 | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 19,761 | 7 |
25,838 | 25,839 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code | 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;Other (write ... | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
25,839 | 25,840 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 30 | 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 | 30 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Developing specialized expertise
NA | null | null | null | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Rust;TypeScript | Rust;TypeScript | Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Shadcn/ui | Polars;Shadcn/ui | Polars;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 |
25,840 | 25,841 | 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) | 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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | JavaScript | JavaScript | JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;npm | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;npm | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Fastify;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android | Windows;Android;iOS | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
25,841 | 25,842 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 1 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;NixOS | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | Asana;GitHub;Linear | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack | Reddit;Bluesky | Reddit | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
25,842 | 25,843 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 78,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js | null | null | svelte
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | maybe | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | 14,199 | 7 |
25,843 | 25,844 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,844 | 25,845 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 21 | 7 | Algeria | DZD Algerian dinar | 24,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go;Java;Lua;Ruby;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pacman;Pip;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Yarn | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Node.js;React | AngularJS;Django;Express;Flask;Laravel;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Django;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch | Arch | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, it's not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Complex problem solving. | 185 | null |
25,845 | 25,846 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 16 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,846 | 25,847 | 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.);Attending school (part-time) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 40 | Data engineer | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 46,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Fortran;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Yarn | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Microsoft Fabric | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | Confluence;GitLab;Obsidian | Confluence;GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I don't think so. I will write prompts to request examples, templates or code snippets as a starting point if working with something unfamiliar and I will ask the AI agent to explain anything I do not understand. I will also sometimes ask it to check my understanding, in the same way I might with a colleague. I do not ... | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;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;Other (please specify): | Honestly, I hope someone will come up with some plausible things human devs will still be useful for in 5 years, and I look forward to reading about those when the survey is published, but I can't think of anything myself right now. There may be some fields of work where the tasks are sufficiently cutting edge or novel... | 62,625 | 7 |
25,847 | 25,848 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | AI/ML engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,848 | 25,849 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Python;SQL | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No I like to get in the mud and work on code instead of using a LLM. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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 | 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. | 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. | 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 | null | null | null |
25,849 | 25,850 | 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 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | 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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 83,531 | 5 |
25,850 | 25,851 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | 195,000,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 11,950 | 8 |
25,851 | 25,852 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,852 | 25,853 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., 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 | 6 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Government security compliances | Security or privacy concerns
inclusion of AI features | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;Fortran;Java;MATLAB;Perl;Python;SQL;VBA | C;C++;Fortran;MATLAB;Python | C++;Fortran;MATLAB;Python | Tcl, Tk
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. vibe coding is probably the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfo... | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | AI is detrimental to programming; if you don't understand how a code base works or what it is doing then you cannot rely on AI to make changes for you. AI would be helpful to explain some parts of the code, but for custom and proprietary algorithms I don't see AI being helpful at all. | null | null |
25,853 | 25,854 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Ukraine | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Drupal;jQuery;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | Drupal;jQuery;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, its stupid | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Engineering process | null | 8 |
25,854 | 25,855 | 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 | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 1 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
Machine learning | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, definitely | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Vibe coding | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
25,855 | 25,856 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Presence of genAI/LLM features will make me reject it. | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
There is no way to not answer this question once you click and rankings appear. | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 20 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | TiDB
TiDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;npm;Pip | Rancher
Rancher | Yes | Angular;Deno | Deno;Express | Deno | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Wikis | Mozilla's Phabricator
Mozilla's Phabricator | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Official Docs, Element, Matrix
Official Docs, Element, Matrix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Anything Non-AI. | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | 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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Problem solving skills. AI tools are a crutch because, by definition, they don't think and only guess next word. Check new research paper by Apple: https://ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-illusion-of-thinking.pdf | 27,898 | 7 |
25,856 | 25,857 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Schoo... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Make;Pacman | Docker;Make;Pacman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;VSCodium;Zed | Nano;VSCodium | Nano;VSCodium | NA
NA | c++23;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
25,857 | 25,858 | 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 | 18 | 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 | 15 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,858 | 25,859 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 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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25,859 | 25,860 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,860 | 25,861 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 24,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J | MongoDB;Neo4J | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Flask;Spring Boot | Django;Flask;Spring Boot | Flask;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Miro | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 platfor... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding code flow and library/framework specific behaviour, critical thinking, elasticity, ability to learn fast | 27,844 | 6 |
25,861 | 25,862 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 41 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,862 | 25,863 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 6,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Lua;MATLAB;OCaml;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Make;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | CLion
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6,961 | 8 |
25,863 | 25,864 | 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 | 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 | 17 | Product manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | Microsoft Azure;Yarn | Microsoft Azure;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Large Language Model | null | null | null | iOS;ChromeOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Monday.com | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Claude
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I don't trust that it will produce quality code | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Complex problems and industry knowledge | 165,000 | 9 |
25,864 | 25,865 | 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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25,865 | 25,866 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 17 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 115,500 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel | Docker;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;pnpm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;Next.js;React | ASP.NET;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes. Mainly for creating UIs quickly. Then I later come back and clean up the code | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;Amazon Codewhisperer | 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 | '- knowing how to code (I've noticed as lot of Jr developers don't understand the code being spit out by the AI but just trust it, even if it is bad or wrong)
- prompt engineering | 84,267 | 8 |
25,866 | 25,867 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 12 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Haskell, K
Haskell | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | discourse.haskell.org and other forums
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | God, no. For the sort of work I do, perhaps because it's not just writing again essentially the same code that people have written many times over in the past however many years, AI has _never_ been able to write code I can use directly. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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... | Reasoning. LLMs are incapable of doing this. | null | null |
25,867 | 25,868 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 6 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 7 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Make;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Make;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Make;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | Deno;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Node.js;React;Svelte | Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no, i don't believe in vibe coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support | Language processing;Personalized agent creation | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Auto-GPT;Cody | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | debugging | null | null |
25,868 | 25,869 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | Assembly;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;R;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I generate software using my brain and experience, not by vibe coding. I believe vibe coding is detrimental in the long run. AI is best used to enhance and train natural abilities, not as a parachute or shotgun in the dark. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and future vision. AI will get better at driving from point A to point B, but what is needed are humans who can envision that we actually need to go to point B. Creativity and abstract thinking are going to be lacking in AI. | 105,000 | 9 |
25,869 | 25,870 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Financial analyst or engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 14 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;Pocketbase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;PyCharm;Windsurf | Notepad++;PyCharm | Notepad++;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | null | Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not for production.
But for quick analysis/research yes, I vibe code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Data and analytics | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 platfor... | null | pgvector | null | Ollama | null | null | null | Google Gemini | null | 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 | '- Curiosity
- Architectural understanding of systems and decision making around it.
| 27,898 | null |
25,870 | 25,871 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;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 monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis;ChromaDB | null | Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | aider | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 8 |
25,871 | 25,872 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 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 | 6 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 480,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PHP;Python;TypeScript | C++;MicroPython;Python;Rust;Zig;Mojo | C++;MicroPython;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja | APT;Cargo;Docker;Podman | APT;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js | Astro;Laravel;Svelte;Axum | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Neovim;Zed | Cursor;Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | c++23;uv | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | c++23;uv | null | null | MacOS;Android;Fedora | Red Hat | GitHub;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Real problem searching, and solving those problems. Writing performant, secure and polished code. | 5,580 | 7 |
25,872 | 25,873 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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25,873 | 25,874 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 7 | Developer, mobile | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 442,000 | Yes | Swift | Swift | Swift | Objective-C
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | ObjectBox
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew | Swift Package Manager
Swift Package Manager | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG;visionOS | Large Language Model;RAG | llama.cpp | llama.cpp | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers;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;Other (write in): | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Customer service support | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Big picture thinking. Deep understanding of problems. Real world context of the problems/systems. | 120,622 | 6 |
25,874 | 25,875 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | Other (please specify):
AI | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;F#;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | npm;NuGet;pnpm;Webpack | Vite;Yarn | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | null | null | 90,000 | 8 |
25,875 | 25,876 | 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) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | DevOps engineer or professional | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Jordan | USD United States dollar | 9,600 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9,600 | null |
25,876 | 25,877 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,877 | 25,878 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 26 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | 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 | A few times per week | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
25,878 | 25,879 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Other: | null | null | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells) | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells) | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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25,879 | 25,880 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 36 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 41 | Database administrator or engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 6 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Perl;SQL | Python | null | NA
Oracle SQL AI | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
HANA (SAP S4HANA) | Yes | null | null | null | NA
OCI | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | maintaining and reverse engineering unusual code and architectures | null | null |
25,880 | 25,881 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Assembly;Go;Kotlin;Rust;Scala | null | Haskell
Haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | nix
nix | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Svelte | null | NA
Flutter | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | NixOS | NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code | Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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.;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 | 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 want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem-solving, deep understanding of topics | 75,410 | 6 |
25,881 | 25,882 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 27,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;WebStorm;Windsurf | Android Studio;Cursor;WebStorm;Windsurf | Android Studio;Cursor;WebStorm;Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS | Airtable;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | Airtable;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | Airtable;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yeah | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | 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 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 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Tabnine;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Fast learning | 647 | 10 |
25,882 | 25,883 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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25,883 | 25,884 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 75,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Java;MicroPython;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | NixOS | Windows | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 75,000 | 6 |
25,884 | 25,885 | 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.) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 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 | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 46,800 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | Pipenv
NA | Yes | Django;Vue.js | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Neovim | Cursor;Neovim | Cursor;Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;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 | Not sure | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | Multi-platform search enablement;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server;pgvector | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Auto-GPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Review code, scalability, product pov, | 54,295 | 6 |
25,885 | 25,886 | 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) | 8 | 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 | 11 | Developer, back-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 61,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Terraform | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | NA
NA | Yes | React;Symfony | Symfony | Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm | Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm | Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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... | Everything | 70,769 | 5 |
25,886 | 25,887 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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25,887 | 25,888 | 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.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 89,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;Lisp;MATLAB;R;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | null | Python, Node.js, SQL
Bash, C, C++, Go, Rust, Ruby | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | React
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;Trello | null | null | Docusaurus
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers | 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deeply understanding business interests of employers. | 89,000 | 4 |
25,888 | 25,889 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Higher Education | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C;Elixir;Erlang;Kotlin;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Cassandra | null | AWS Aurora
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Webpack | Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Drupal;Flask;React;Ruby on Rails;Symfony;WordPress | FastAPI | null | Hyku/Hyrax
Ghost, Islandora | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Android;Debian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Hell 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Guiding non-technical users to create clear requirements. | 145,000 | null |
25,889 | 25,890 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat 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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25,890 | 25,891 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | NA
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25,891 | 25,892 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | 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 | 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) | 16 | Data engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
C++ | Poor usability
Fungus, Rust | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | C++ | C++ | C++ | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | emacs
NA | c++23;RAG | c++23;RAG | c++23;RAG | null | C++26, Circle | Debian;Arch | Debian;Red Hat | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Other (write in): | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Business process automation | Language processing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | pgvector | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot | null | Other (please specify): | C++ | 175,000 | 8 |
25,892 | 25,893 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 210,000 | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Make;Poetry;Terraform;Yarn | Datadog;Docker;Terraform | Datadog;Docker;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Node.js | Express;FastAPI | Express;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;PyCharm;RustRover | Claude Code;PyCharm;RustRover | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Debian | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | Mermaid
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, not for professional work. Definitely more for personal projects, though. I definitely use LLMs for professional work, but I think the personal evaluation / direction bar is too high to call it vibe coding. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | 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 improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | null | Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Application architecture and design, security, collaboration with product stakeholders, and most of all communication skills. Communication is one of (if not the) most challenging parts of software engineering, and as AI tools increase efficiency, communication is going to be an even more critical skill. A colleague ta... | 210,000 | 7 |
25,893 | 25,894 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 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) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | Crystal
Crystal | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Debian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | Indifferent | 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 | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 7 |
25,894 | 25,895 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 4 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift | C#;Kotlin;SQL;Swift | C#;Kotlin;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | null | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;npm;Supabase;Vercel | Firebase;Gradle;Supabase | Firebase;Gradle;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | Groovy & Grails
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | NA
NA | Odoo | Odoo | Odoo | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | The ability to understand customer needs and guide him to the best product | 69,609 | 9 |
25,895 | 25,896 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 27 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 29 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Rwanda | RWF Rwandan franc | 25,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;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 don’t use AI tools regularly | No. It is not. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 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 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... | Architecting, requirements analysis, user experience design | 17,324 | 8 |
25,896 | 25,897 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
Good documentation | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 166,400 | Yes | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
Haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | null | Apache Wicket
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | GoLand
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Nope. I've watched demos and it's...interesting, but wow are there problems | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration withi... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Problem-solving, architecture, usability and user experience, accessibility, and doing anything new | 166,400 | 5 |
25,897 | 25,898 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | 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;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 | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 52,207 | 7 |
25,898 | 25,899 | 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) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Data scientist | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Python;R;SQL | Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | 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 | Windows | null | GitHub;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat 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 | null | 8 |
25,899 | 25,900 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
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