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26,200 | 26,201 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 17 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Svelte;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Writing 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 | Somewhat using it for initial start of a task | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Neo4j | null | LangChain | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Thinking outside of the box and programming intuition. Some solutions are sometimes much simpler than those proposed by AI | 72,958 | 5 |
26,201 | 26,202 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 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) | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,202 | 26,203 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 7 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Kubernetes;npm | Docker;Kubernetes;npm | uv
uv | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;NestJS;Spring Boot | Angular;NestJS | Angular;NestJS | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 550,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
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Figuring out how to validate that the code does what it’s supposed to do. | 57,652 | null |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,205 | 26,206 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | 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);Other (please specify): | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
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 | 22 | 22 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | 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;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | null | null | Search for answers;Other (write in): | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no. chatgpt replaced google. instead of googling the gaps in my knowledge, i just ask chatgpt instead. i never directly use any code chat gpt generates. i only ask for answers for very specific questions. for example i ask "html hello world" or "c# for loop", because i have forgotten the syntax. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | debugging, system wide architecture. when a feature/bug ticket arrives from PO i ask questions like "what do you want to achieve with this?" and "why do you want it to have it in this exact way?", while at the same time considering all shortcommings of the legacy code in the system and any implications that any impleme... | null | 2 |
26,206 | 26,207 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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) | 29 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Other (please specify):
Secure | Security or privacy concerns
Unreliable | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | AWS Aurora
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Solid, SolidJS
Solid, SolidJS | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, "vibe coding" is not part of my professional development work. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.;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 | Strong Software Architecture and Design best practices since AI still get's it wrong most of the time; Knowing how to debug is always going to remain valuable; Strong understanding of security and privacy best practices | 90,000 | 10 |
26,207 | 26,208 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 185,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Solr
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Terraform | Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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26,208 | 26,209 | 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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | 20 | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Monday.com | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | 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;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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | null | null | CrewAI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Software engineering and design with respect to domain | null | 8 |
26,209 | 26,210 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,210 | 26,211 | 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 | 11 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,211 | 26,212 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 9 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Manufacturing | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 115,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Python | C#;C++;Python | C#;C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Scoping Requirements, Optimization, Architecture | 115,000 | 7 |
26,212 | 26,213 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 2,100 | Yes | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Minecraft commands
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;React;WordPress | Django;jQuery;Laravel;React;Svelte | jQuery;Laravel;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Miro | Miro | Miro | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | Not really. I definitly use more "vibe coding" in personal projects as their are of lower risk, but for professional I rather make sure I understand how it all works | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Reading/Undestanding code.
No matter how good AI becomes, the human using it should ideally be able to quickly read and understand what it's output is. otherwise, too many bugs will follow and for serious systems this can't be | 382 | 9 |
26,213 | 26,214 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | No | null | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Manufacturing | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 6 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,214 | 26,215 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 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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26,215 | 26,216 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Other (please specify):
Relaxed environment | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 6 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | F#;Go;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Dynamodb;MongoDB | null | NA
Kassandra DB | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman | Bicep
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Lovable.dev;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Lovable.dev;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Lovable.dev;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, but needs to be very clear on how I expect the LLM to answer to comply with naming conventions, make use of already being used libraries. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 need quick help troubleshooting | Ability to translate business requests into an architecture that meets the functional and non-functional requirements | 83,531 | 6 |
26,216 | 26,217 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 40,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;SQL | Gleam | null | Clojure
Clojure | Yes | Datomic;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman | null | null | Incus
Systemd | Yes | null | null | null | Htmx
Htmx | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;uv | null | null | Clojurescript | Clojurescript | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Markdown File;Notion | null | null | Google chat and docs
NA | Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | Fuck LinkedIn and especially fuck Twitter
Fuck LinkedIn and especially fuck Twitter | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Fuck no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Product development, risk reward analysis | 42,412 | 8 |
26,217 | 26,218 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | null | null | 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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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 |
26,218 | 26,219 | 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 | 17 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 168,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Webpack | Homebrew;npm;Webpack | Homebrew;npm;Webpack | Artifactory
NA | Yes | AngularJS;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | Confluence;Jira;Miro | Confluence;Miro;Trello | Confluence;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | 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 | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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.;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. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | All developer skills will remain valuable | 168,000 | 5 |
26,219 | 26,220 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 1,100 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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26,220 | 26,221 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 | 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 | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 75,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Assembly;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Assembly;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;New Relic;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;New Relic;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | New Relic;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | 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 | architecture, planning, people management, correcting AI code, maintenance | 102,106 | 4 |
26,221 | 26,222 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 28 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | GitLab;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | 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 | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | null |
26,222 | 26,223 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books... | 15 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 288,000 | Yes | Python | Python;R | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | Yaml, uv
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm | Claude Code;Cursor;Windsurf | Cursor | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ultralytics | Polars;Pydantic;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Pydantic | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | Notion
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Customer service support | Language processing;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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | CrewAI;Llama Index;LangChain | null | Snyk;LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem distillation, problem selection, effective communication for rapid alignment, mentoring junior developers with best practices | 84,713 | 5 |
26,223 | 26,224 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 25 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
inclusion of stolen content or AI generated content | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 184,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | Oracle | null | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Terraform | Podman | null | NA
OCI | Yes | Blazor;jQuery;Node.js | Node.js;React | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Twitch;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board;Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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... | Debugging skills will remain #1, followed closely by ability to read other folks' code. Last, brownfield development will always be present and being able to handle development tasks for it is probably #3. | 184,000 | 9 |
26,224 | 26,225 | 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;Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 14 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 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 | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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26,225 | 26,226 | I am learning to code | 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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26,226 | 26,227 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;St... | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C#;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | 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 | AgentGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Fundemental software development concepts. | 110,000 | 10 |
26,227 | 26,228 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 100,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Assembly;C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | nocodb
nocodb | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | 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 | No vibe coding is not a part of my professional development work. Neither it enhances my skills nor it makes me feel confident. Nor my company is in favor of making software with AI | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem Solving, CyberSecurity, Logical Thinking, Fast Learning, Reading Documentation, Handling complex problems and writing secure, more maintainable code | 351 | 7 |
26,228 | 26,229 | 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.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 20 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 195,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Substack | X;Substack | X;Substack | 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 | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 142,269 | 7 |
26,229 | 26,230 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 52,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | SQLite | SQLite | libSQL
libSQL | Yes | Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Netlify;Pacman;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Netlify;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte | Astro;Node.js | Astro;Node.js | Solid
Solid | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Helix
Helix | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | daily.dev
daily.dev | 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 | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. "vibe coding" leaves too much to guesswork, even moreso if someone is not familiar with the technology in use, or the patterns used in the generated project. | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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... | A strong understanding of fundamentals, and especially knowledge and understanding of relevant security practices. | 70,794 | 8 |
26,230 | 26,231 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Games or coding challenges;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);Games or coding challenges | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 1 | Ukraine | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | PowerShell;Python;SQL | PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Heroku;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Poetry | Heroku;Pacman;Pip | Heroku;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Windows;Arch | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit | Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | Project planning;Documenting code;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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Partially | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
26,231 | 26,232 | 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) | 2 | 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);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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
Good docs | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;Groovy;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Splunk;Yarn | Prometheus;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | superlist
NA | Stack Overflow;Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | Being able to understand the big picture. Who are the consumers, what is the real problem, what am I really trying to solve | 47,650 | 8 |
26,232 | 26,233 | 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);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 | 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 | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | 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 | 8 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 75,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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 | Absolutely not. | 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 | 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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 54,719 | 10 |
26,233 | 26,234 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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26,234 | 26,235 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 2 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;Pop!_OS | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;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 | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI ... | null | Cursor | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity;Blackbox AI | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 5 |
26,235 | 26,236 | 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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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26,236 | 26,237 | 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.) | 7 | null | null | 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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26,237 | 26,238 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 1 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
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26,238 | 26,239 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | null | null | NA
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26,239 | 26,240 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 100 to 499 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 | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Latvia | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Swift | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | Debugging or fixing code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | 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 collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 98,612 | 10 |
26,240 | 26,241 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | 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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26,241 | 26,242 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 10 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 2 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 174,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Lua;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;GDScript;Go;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lua;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | null | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Arch | Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | 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 | It is a part off, but not a substantial part at all. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | null | Creativity, problem solving. | 39,976 | 8 |
26,242 | 26,243 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | 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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26,243 | 26,244 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | 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);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 | 1 | Data engineer | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Uganda | GBP Pound sterling | 0 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Prisma
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Kinda | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’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 | null |
26,244 | 26,245 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
no documentation | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 550,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;PHP;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;PHP;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Node.js;React | Express;Laravel;React | Express;Laravel;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | emacs
emacs | Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23 | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;YouTrack | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace | basecamp
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen 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 Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen 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 | Alibaba Cloud Qwen 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 Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | OpenRouter | null | null | null | Roo code (Roo-Cline) | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 6,393 | 6 |
26,245 | 26,246 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 12 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
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26,246 | 26,247 | 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 | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | 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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26,247 | 26,248 | 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) | 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;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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | null | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | null | null | Ruby | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Vite | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | Ask a question
NA | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
26,248 | 26,249 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 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
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
26,249 | 26,250 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Other (please specify):
political / DEI / rainbow flags | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Customer service support | null | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | supabase | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new | 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 | architecture | null | 5 |
26,250 | 26,251 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 38 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 38 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;SQL | Gosu
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Gradle | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Gradle | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | 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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 250,000 | null |
26,251 | 26,252 | 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) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 6 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 80,000,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;FastAPI;React | Django;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Neovim;Vim | Cursor;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all 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);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Qdrant;supabase | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | only high skilled developers | 84,824 | 9 |
26,252 | 26,253 | 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 | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 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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26,253 | 26,254 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 13 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 95,000 | Yes | Python | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Google Cloud;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Polars;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Polars;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;Substack | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;Substack | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collabora... | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed ab... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Being able do work on novel problems | 129,334 | 4 |
26,254 | 26,255 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 9 | 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 | 13 | Academic researcher | 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 | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 85,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;MATLAB;Python | Go;Kotlin;Lua | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | Doxygen | null | NA
NA | null | 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 | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 15,473 | null |
26,255 | 26,256 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 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);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Data or business analyst | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Dart;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | 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 | null | 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 about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, most of my code heavily relies on my own intuition | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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... | Holistic design patterns that AI can't really understand. Such as specific frontend designs. Or even in general larger projects that exceeds the scope of AI. | null | 4 |
26,256 | 26,257 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 12 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Ghana | GHS Ghanaian cedi | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not yet started relying on vibe coding. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | 8 |
26,257 | 26,258 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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;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 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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26,258 | 26,259 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | null | 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) | 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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26,259 | 26,260 | 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 | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | null | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 63,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Julia
Julia | Yes | Supabase | Supabase | Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Firebase;npm;Supabase;Yarn | Cloudflare;Supabase;Yarn | Cloudflare;Supabase;Yarn | Deno Deploy
Deno Deploy | Yes | Deno;React | Deno;React | Deno;React | Preact, Codemirror
Preact, Codemirror | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Pluto.jl
Pluto.jl | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | discourse, zulip
discourse, zulip | 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 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad 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 | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | sometimes when im doing kind of easy work that's full of boring steps, like making a new UI from scratch (and it doesn't need to be perfect) | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | 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 | Design, human interaction, doing less instead of more | 73,089 | 7 |
26,260 | 26,261 | 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 | 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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26,261 | 26,262 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Yarn | Homebrew;New Relic | Homebrew;New Relic | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Hotwired
Hotwired | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Copilot
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Fedora | Airtable;Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Image generating models | X Grok models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Domain knowledge, complex integrations | 105,000 | 9 |
26,262 | 26,263 | 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.) | I prefer not to say | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 999 | 5 | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | null | Yes | C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;C++;Fortran;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | BigQuery;IBM DB2;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Flask;Node.js;WordPress | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ultralytics | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, but just for shortcuts | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Soft skills | null | null |
26,263 | 26,264 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above;Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,264 | 26,265 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 23 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 115,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
Hotwire | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, we are encouraged to vibe-code mini apps to solve non-core or temporary problems, especially for non-technical internal users. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | 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 | Domain and context awareness | 156,563 | 7 |
26,265 | 26,266 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,266 | 26,267 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | 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 (please specify): | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | MediaWiki's wikitext
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | Composer;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes | Composer;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | MediaWiki
MediaWiki, PHPBb | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | YandexGPT, Yandex Code Assistent
YandexGPT | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | 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 | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Fixing code, written by AI | null | null |
26,267 | 26,268 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 26 | 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 | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Docker | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | null | sourcetree
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;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 | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers | 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 new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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... | 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. | 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 | null | null | 10 |
26,268 | 26,269 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 40 | 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 | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
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26,269 | 26,270 | 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 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | 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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26,270 | 26,271 | 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 | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 28 | Project manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Barbados | BBD Barbadian dollar | 134,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Odoo;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Bitbucket
Bitbucket | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Sometimes I'll write the documentation for a method and let AI suggest the code. That's the closest I come to vibe coding. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support | null | null | 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 | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Logic and ability to understand processes. Knowledge about local customs, traditions and opinions. | 66,606 | 8 |
26,271 | 26,272 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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.);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Project manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Well documented | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Chile | USD United States dollar | 40,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle | null | null | OCI
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Clickup;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. Most of the time I prefer to ask for chunks of code that will help me implement solutions in my own way, because debugging something you don't understand is time-consuming to the point of uselessness. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Analytical skills that involve collaboration and self-reflection. A wide understanding of general architectures and troubleshooting experience is irreplaceable. | 40,000 | null |
26,272 | 26,273 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | 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 | 3 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 58,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;npm;Podman | APT;Composer;pnpm;Podman;Yarn | APT;Composer;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PhpStorm;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;YouTrack | Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;YouTrack | Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;YouTrack | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Security | 67,289 | 3 |
26,273 | 26,274 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);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 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Product manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | null | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | troubleshooting and problem solving | 250,000 | null |
26,274 | 26,275 | 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);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 | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | 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 | null | null | 8 |
26,275 | 26,276 | 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) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Other (please specify):
including AI for no reason other than it being trendy | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | C;C#;C++;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | C;Dart;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust | C;Dart;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust | crystal
crystal | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Arch;Red Hat;Fedora;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Arch;Red Hat;Fedora;NixOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | null | 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 | 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.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
26,276 | 26,277 | 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) | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Make;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Sometimes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have ... | 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 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | supabase | null | Vertex AI | null | Sentry;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | 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 | Attention to details | null | 5 |
26,277 | 26,278 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 82,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | C;C#;C++;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Laravel | Opencart
Opencart | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | vim
vim | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | hell no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | High level direction and implementation | 82,000 | 7 |
26,278 | 26,279 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | 5,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5,801 | 8 |
26,279 | 26,280 | 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) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,280 | 26,281 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | BigQuery;MongoDB;Neo4J;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | Coda;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase;pgvector;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Lovable.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 10 |
26,281 | 26,282 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 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 | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,282 | 26,283 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-time) | 28 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,283 | 26,284 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Azerbaijan | AZN Azerbaijan manat | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | yes indeed | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Redis;supabase | null | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem Solving and Systems thinking | null | 10 |
26,284 | 26,285 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | System administrator | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Homebrew;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Homebrew;Pip | colima
colima | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | Django;Flask;Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | null | Vim;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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 | 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 | 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... | Critical thinking skills and the ability to take business logic/user requirements and build a reliable, secure, functional, coherent codebase. | null | 10 |
26,285 | 26,286 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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);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 | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 45 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Groovy;JavaScript;Python | Assembly;C;Groovy;MicroPython;Python;Rust | Assembly;C;Groovy;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Communication
High level analysis | 52 | 8 |
26,286 | 26,287 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 25 | 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 | 25 | AI/ML engineer | 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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26,287 | 26,288 | 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.) | 15 | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 27 | 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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26,288 | 26,289 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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 | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It is not and won't ever be part of my professional development work. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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. | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Complex contextual problem solving, project planning, decision making, architectural decisions, working with clients. | null | 9 |
26,289 | 26,290 | 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 | 20 | null | null | 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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26,290 | 26,291 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Manufacturing | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pip;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, and I don't plan on changing that. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Competency. | 50,000 | 5 |
26,291 | 26,292 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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26,292 | 26,293 | 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) | 13 | 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 | Developer, QA or test | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Analysis of more complex problems that require assessing human behaviour subjectively | null | 7 |
26,293 | 26,294 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Data engineer | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 20 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 480,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI Image generating models | openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Multiple times per day | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 130,992 | 8 |
26,294 | 26,295 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 1,200 | No | null | 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 | Windows;Arch | Windows;Arch | GitHub;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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 | For me vibe coding is only when you blindly copy code from LLM. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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.;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. | 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 | Great problem solving and theoretical knowledge (DSA, algorithms, math, ...) | 1,392 | null |
26,295 | 26,296 | 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.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python;Rust;Zig | Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;DuckDB;MongoDB;Redis;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Valkey | MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Vue.js | Gin
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama | RAG;LangGraph;Ultralytics | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Maintain the AI server and interaction with thirds party | 92,812 | 6 |
26,296 | 26,297 | 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 | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
Reliance on AI or AI agents | Software Development | 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 | 8 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Next.js | WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I 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 | ibe coding is lazy and inconducive to learning and developing experience. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | 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 | Critical thinking skills and ability to learn code by self. | null | 3 |
26,297 | 26,298 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 45 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
Robust community and support | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Yes, frequently | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | 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 | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 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... | Thinking, reasoning, reflecting, creating, studying, interacting, talking, listening, and maybe a dozen more. | null | null |
26,298 | 26,299 | I am learning to code | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 28 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | System administrator | null | null | null | null | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | nope | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Decision intelligence;Customer service support | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
26,299 | 26,300 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Go;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;OCaml;Rust;Scala;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | null | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite | APT;Cargo;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | WordPress;Axum | WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Arch | Android;Debian;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | hell no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;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 | 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 | Pretty much everything, to be honest | null | null |
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