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26,800 | 26,801 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 4 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 44,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Vite | Composer;Homebrew;Pip;Vite | Composer;Homebrew;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | jQuery;Next.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | jQuery;Next.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;PhpStorm;PyCharm | Claude Code;PhpStorm;PyCharm | Claude Code;PhpStorm;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose 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);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft 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 | Understanding what the code does. How it all ties together. Knowing what code can be used and what shouldn't be used. Quality control. Check security | 51,046 | 9 |
26,801 | 26,802 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 82 | Academic researcher | 20 to 99 employees | null | 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 | null | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Indonesia | PYG Paraguayan guarani | 83 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | NA
383 | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | 8
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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8 | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);op... | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);op... | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);op... | 93
83 | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Comment on Q&A posts
84 | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Other (write in): | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | 1 | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation;Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;Neo4j;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;Milvus;Weaviate;Pinecone;Zep;LangMem;mem0 | 1 | Vertex AI;Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel;OpenRouter;LangChain;Smol-AGI;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph;Haystack;Martian;phidata;Smolagents;lyzr | 3 | Sentry;Galileo;Honeycomb;Metero;New Relic;opik;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;Langfuse;Wiz;Protect AI;Vectra AI;arize;helicone | 7 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Glean (Enterprise Agents);OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev;Cody | 1 | 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... | 9 | null | null |
26,802 | 26,803 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 10 | 2 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 33,000 | Yes | Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift | Dart;Java;Kotlin;TypeScript | Dart;Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Laravel | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | 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 | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Properly writing prompts for AI, but the same skills required before AI shall remain important as well. | 38,285 | 7 |
26,803 | 26,804 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark | 66,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;PowerShell;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | Firebase;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Sublime Text;Xcode | Sublime Text;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | '- professionalism
- ethical behaviour
- accuracy
| 39,160 | 6 |
26,804 | 26,805 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 9 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
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26,805 | 26,806 | 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.) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 20 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,068,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;New Relic;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Symfony | Symfony | Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Notion | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Notion | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Notion | NA
NA | LinkedIn;Medium | LinkedIn;Medium | LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | yes, I use it to generate test or generate code that I then can adopt for my needs or sometimes use it the way it turned out with only minor tweaks | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | Junie, PHPStorm AI assistant | 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 | null | 49,988 | 6 |
26,806 | 26,807 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | less
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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... | understanding client need | 75,410 | 3 |
26,807 | 26,808 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 19 | DevOps engineer or professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 400,000 | Yes | C#;F#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Fibery
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes it is. I use it daily. Instead of writing I'm just talking. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The most important will be to clearly describe your expectations, because the agent will take that and develop instead of you. But it's up to you to define what outcome do you want to achieve. | 109,160 | 9 |
26,808 | 26,809 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 2,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Kotlin;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
haskell | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;npm | Docker;npm | Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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 | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has 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. | 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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | thinking | 24,749 | 6 |
26,809 | 26,810 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Republic of Korea | KRW South Korean won | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | MySQL | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | 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 | 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 | The ability to think about problems on your own | null | null |
26,810 | 26,811 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,811 | 26,812 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | 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) | 15 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 12 | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 48 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust;SQL | C;MicroPython;Python;Rust | C;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB | NA
Prometheus, Qdrant | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Axum | FastAPI;Axum | FastAPI;Axum | Actix-web, Blacksheep, libh2o
Actix-web, Blacksheep, ntex-rs | Yes | Aider;Neovim;Vim | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim | Aider;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | c23 | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Asana;Clickup;GitHub;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub | HackMD, Figma
HackMD, Figma, Heptabase | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | natural languages (e.g. English) communication, complex system design | 2 | null |
26,812 | 26,813 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 12 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 0 | null | C;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;Rust | C;C++;Go;MATLAB;Python;Rust | C;C++;Go;MATLAB;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Eclipse;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I think somewhat it is | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | null | null | null | null |
26,813 | 26,814 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,814 | 26,815 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,815 | 26,816 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 25 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,816 | 26,817 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;Go;Kotlin;R;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Kubernetes;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Deno | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | DevOps, problem solving, communication with clients. | null | 9 |
26,817 | 26,818 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Other (please specify):
relevant to the task | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 120,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Maple, Magma, Lean4, LaTeX
Maple, Lean4, LaTeX | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CodeExpert, exam.net
CodeExpert, exam.net | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | emacs, Thonny
emacs, Thonny | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Exchange | Stack Exchange | wikipedia
wikipedia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | 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 | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. I get inspiration for some parts of code or I can integrate code snippets generated by LLMs, but overall the software I develop is mainly organized and maintained by me. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Having a holistic view of the problem at hand. Being able to imagine nonstandard situation for a project and dealing with it before it becomes a problem. Anticipating aspects that are not in the specifications explicitly, but are key to the success anyways. Making proper and efficient decision about the tools and frame... | 148,791 | null |
26,818 | 26,819 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Other (please specify): | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 50 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;TypeScript;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Redmine | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | As a software development company we are starting testing the use of vibe coding, but it's still not part of daily job | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | null | null | 8 |
26,819 | 26,820 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | 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 | 20 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Lua;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Lua;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Lua;Rust | 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 | Debian | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
26,820 | 26,821 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 47 | 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 | 50 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Swift | Java;Kotlin;Swift | Java;Kotlin;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | Ansible;APT;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | Ansible;APT;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;X;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Definitely not! | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI cannot innovate, AI doesn't recognize when it is wrong, AI has no (or at least no human) ethics or morality | 139,218 | 8 |
26,821 | 26,822 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | Turkey | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | null | null | next
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | null | WebStorm | WebStorm | WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
26,822 | 26,823 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
26,823 | 26,824 | 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 | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pip | Azure
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 87,011 | 8 |
26,824 | 26,825 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 120,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin;Scala | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | PromQL
PromQL | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Homebrew;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Homebrew;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | It's neither part of my own work nor the work of any of my colleagues as far as I'm aware | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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... | I have no expectation that the development of AI tools will progress to the point that they can reliably be used without human supervision. In the hypothetical scenario where AI tools create 100% of code, code review and debugging will be the most valuable skills. | 32,748 | 8 |
26,825 | 26,826 | 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);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Schoo... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 8 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C#;C++;Zig | C;C#;C++ | NA
Haskell | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker | null | jenkins, Cmake, Make
nix | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | NA
clion | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Teams, Spira
Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Sharepoint | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
26,826 | 26,827 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 23 | 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 | 37 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PHP | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | null | null | Sandcastle Help File Builder
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | IRC
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | 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.;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. | 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... | All skills: AI hallucinates, produces badly structured code without understanding, and is not fit for purpose | null | null |
26,827 | 26,828 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);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 | 22 | Developer, full-stack | null | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
proprietary code | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | null | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | stimulus.js
stimulus.js | Yes | Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium | Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium | Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | 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 | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | ethics, panning + overview, understanding needs of people | 69,609 | 7 |
26,828 | 26,829 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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) | 2 | Data scientist | null | null | null | null | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 300,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Python;R;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | null | null | NA
NA | null | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3,487 | null |
26,829 | 26,830 | 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 | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 9 | Support engineer or analyst | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 66,000 | Yes | GDScript;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | 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 | Ability to debug complex systems, learning and understanding new tools | 51,554 | null |
26,830 | 26,831 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 230,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;Kotlin;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Gradle;npm;Vite;Webpack | Composer;Gradle;Vite | Composer;Gradle;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Svelte;Vue.js | Laravel;Svelte;Vue.js | Laravel;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Neovim | Android Studio;Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Coding and problem solving | 12,967 | null |
26,831 | 26,832 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 4,200,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;React | Express;NestJS;React | Express;NestJS;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | 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 want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 14,749 | 9 |
26,832 | 26,833 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | 365,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | FastAPI;Flask;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;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 | 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. | 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 | 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 | Creativity and critical thinking | 22,368 | 7 |
26,833 | 26,834 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;SQL | F#;Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | c++23 | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | the brain :) | null | 7 |
26,834 | 26,835 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 0 | France | EUR European Euro | 46,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | npm;Webpack | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery | Next.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;PyCharm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Debian | Redmine | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | 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 | Coding, algorithmic, logic | 53,367 | 8 |
26,835 | 26,836 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 18 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,836 | 26,837 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python | Java;JavaScript;Python | Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | vaadin
vaadin | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | phabricator, figma
phabricator, figma | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Coding challenges | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 ... | 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 | understanding business needs, understanding what customers actually want | 63,808 | 6 |
26,837 | 26,838 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Oracle | H2;MariaDB;Oracle | H2;MariaDB;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | 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;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | 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 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I use AI to generate code, but will always check what it is generating. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | null | 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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Logical thinking, it's the basis of developing. You need it to go over code and understand what the system is doing and why. AI cannot and will not replace human intelligence. | 58,007 | 6 |
26,838 | 26,839 | 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 | 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);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;Games or coding challen... | 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) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;SQL | C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
Scala, Haskell, GDScript | Yes | H2;MariaDB | DuckDB;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | H2;MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | openshift
openshift, uv, deno | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Spring Boot | Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Flask;jQuery;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, very much a hands-on guy, with a tendency for a "not built here" mindset. I believe letting AI do too much of the interesting work will weaken problem solving skills. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 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 | Abstract skills like problem solving and creativity will remain high in demand, just the problems to solve may change. Problems may zoom out somewhat to go from software dev towards system design instead, leaving lower-level details to AI. Still (as today), an expert understanding of data flow modelling will remain inv... | null | 7 |
26,839 | 26,840 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 38 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 0 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL | Assembly;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Python | Assembly;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Xcode | Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | 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 | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. What fresh hell is this techbro neologism nonsense? | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant c... | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | Novel or creative solutions that aren't based in existing code. UI/UX that isn't over-optimized and that understands the user's needs. Understanding how to solve new problems. | null | 5 |
26,840 | 26,841 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | MATLAB;Python;R;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | questdb, kdb+
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | Airtable;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Data and analytics | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor... | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | supabase;pgvector | null | LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | critical thinking | null | null |
26,841 | 26,842 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 11 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 58,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Podman;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Monday.com;Obsidian | GitHub;Monday.com;Obsidian | GitHub;Monday.com;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Robotics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 | Honestly I don't think much will change except for that Juniors will get the short end of the stick. Making software is hard senior's will be able to do more with AI. | 67,289 | 9 |
26,842 | 26,843 | 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.) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 15 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 840,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Lovable.dev;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Lovable.dev;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Pop!_OS | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code | Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Figuring out what the real constraints might be. Deciding what in a suggested solution that does not meet the level of quality that’s required, knowing towing could be different | 88,050 | 8 |
26,843 | 26,844 | 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 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 12 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 3,100,000 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;Python;R | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus | Bun | null | Coralogix
NA | Yes | NestJS | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Pinecone | null | Llama Index | 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;When I need quick h... | prompt engineering | 74,295 | 7 |
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26,845 | 26,846 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,846 | 26,847 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | null | null | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | null | C;C#;C++;Delphi;F#;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | null | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | QuestDB
QuestDB | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | null | null | null | 6 |
26,847 | 26,848 | 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 | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 75,410 | 9 |
26,848 | 26,849 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | null | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NeonDB
NeonDB,Gel | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;uv | Polars;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;uv | Polars;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 140,000 | 7 |
26,849 | 26,850 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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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26,850 | 26,851 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | 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 | 5 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;SQL | C;C++;Go | C++ | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Pip | Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;Ultralytics | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 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 | understanding business requirements and using AI to achieve the same as efficiently as possible | 18,598 | 6 |
26,851 | 26,852 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 11 | 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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Go;Java;Kotlin | C# | C#
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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26,852 | 26,853 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 2,900,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Go;Rust;Swift | Go;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;visionOS | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Clickup;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I 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 | Llama Index;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT | 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 | 135,736 | 7 |
26,853 | 26,854 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | 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 | 5 | 3 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Perl;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | 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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Actually understanding the needs and translate them into something meaningful. | 136,392 | 6 |
26,854 | 26,855 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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 | 25 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
Excellent documentation | Other (please specify):
Includes AI or AI agents | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 30 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | D, fish, clojure
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider | null | null | Emacs, vim
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. Also don't use this term, it sounds extremely stupid. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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;Microsoft Copilot;Devin AI | aider | Other (please specify): | I don't think that AI tools will become more capable. | null | 7 |
26,855 | 26,856 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 34,995 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | Java | Java | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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. I use AI to generate small or less important code pieces so I can focus on more complex tasks and let LLM write the boring stuff. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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 | 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 | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Skilss that require human thinking AND more manual labor - like sysadmins, where you sometimes troubleshoot in front of your laptop and sometimes interact directly with the hardware | 9,550 | 8 |
26,856 | 26,857 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 1,150,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Clojure
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Datomic | Cloud Firestore | Cloud Firestore | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud | Firebase;Google Cloud | Firebase;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | null | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 60,535 | 4 |
26,857 | 26,858 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 6 | Support engineer or analyst | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 312,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Make | Ansible;Kubernetes | Kubernetes | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | It is not yet, but probably will have to migrate to it. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Creativity, intuition, architecture design, sensibility, ethics and soft skills will become increasingly important. | 76,341 | null |
26,858 | 26,859 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Other: | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 23,500 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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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;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 31,993 | null |
26,859 | 26,860 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 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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26,860 | 26,861 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 1 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 680,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Kotlin;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Kotlin;Zig | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;Spring Boot | Phoenix;Spring Boot;Svelte | Phoenix;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code | Debugging or fixing 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, 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 67,203 | 7 |
26,861 | 26,862 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 105,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm | Docker;Gradle;npm;Pip;pnpm | Docker;Gradle;npm;Pip;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;uv | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Google Colab;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Colab;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Colab;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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;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 | null | 121,815 | 8 |
26,862 | 26,863 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Lua;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Lua;Rust | Odin
Odin | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to design appropriate software and cloud architecture for the software, mapping the product into solutions (whether AI provided or not), being able to maintain software | 232,029 | 8 |
26,863 | 26,864 | 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) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 10 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,425,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);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 | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;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;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit | 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 16,564 | 3 |
26,864 | 26,865 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 1,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | C#;C++;Python;Rust | C#;C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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... | 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. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | highly specialized competency that's poorly documented online | 148,241 | 7 |
26,865 | 26,866 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 5 | Ghana | GHS Ghanaian cedi | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Pip | Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Asana;GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Nope. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Debugging | null | null |
26,866 | 26,867 | 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) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Books / Physical media | 5 | Student | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 6 | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 156,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;NuGet;Pip;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than 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 | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | nope | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 42,478 | 9 |
26,867 | 26,868 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 500,000 | Yes | C++;Python | C++;OCaml;Zig | C++ | NA
Haskell | 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 | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | VIBE CODING IS A MISTAKE | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | Explaining to others | 5,812 | null |
26,868 | 26,869 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Netlify;npm;Podman;Vite;Yarn | Netlify;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Fastify;Node.js;Vue.js | Fastify;Node.js;Vue.js | Fastify;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
Solid.js | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Supermaven
Supermaven | Yes | A few times per week | 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, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Never. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Knowing to code. | 148,791 | null |
26,869 | 26,870 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Data engineer | 500 to 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 275,000 | null | C;C++;Java;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | C;C++;Java;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | C;C++;Java;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Questdb
Questdb | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model | Polars | Polars | Questdb | Questdb | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 275,000 | 10 |
26,870 | 26,871 | 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 | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,800,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | 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 | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Coding and Debugging | 55,795 | 9 |
26,871 | 26,872 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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;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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 10 | Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | HKD Hong Kong dollar | 420,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Only for UI prototype | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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.;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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem analysing and solving skill | 53,503 | 7 |
26,872 | 26,873 | 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.) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 28 | Developer, front-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 82,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MicroPython;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js | Lit
Lit | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mattermost, Microsoft Teams
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No. While it can empower non-technical people to get some code, the code quality isn't good, it's probably wrong in subtle ways, and it can introduce severe security risks. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deep experience, understanding nuances and figuring out why stuff doesn't work. Security knowledge and experience. Privacy knowledge and experience. Writing legible code. The hard part of our job isn't writing code for machines (that's easy); the hard part is writing code for humans. | 95,132 | 9 |
26,873 | 26,874 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Data or business analyst | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 6 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 33,000 | Yes | PowerShell;Python;R | PowerShell;Python | PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Pip | Docker;Pip | Pip | uv
uv | Yes | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | PyCharm;Visual Studio | PyCharm | NA
NA | Google Gemini;uv | Polars;Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows | Windows | Asana;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | Search for answers;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 | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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. | 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. | 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 | critical thinking, architecture, development patterns, team patterns, communication patterns | 1,545 | null |
26,874 | 26,875 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | 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);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 35 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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26,875 | 26,876 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
Desire to develop new things in new ways | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 50,000 | Yes | C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | GitHub;Google Workspace | Linear;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No it is not for it would put me out of work | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | Debugging, Testing, Network mapping | 387 | 9 |
26,876 | 26,877 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Documentation | Other (please specify):
Incomplete or Video-only documentation | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Work for myself | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C# | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;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 | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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 | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not. My software has real-world consequences when it fails. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | 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 | Analysis of systems and processes, and determining client needs remain the most valuable skills for developers.
This question is based on a shaky premise: that general-purpose LLM AI systems are the future of “AI”. Where AI systems are generating actual business benefits (i.e., not just the cost savings from no longe... | 121,815 | 7 |
26,877 | 26,878 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 1 | 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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26,878 | 26,879 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | 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 | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 9 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 31,200 | Yes | C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Visual Basic 6
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | ASP.NET | ASP.NET | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | Team Foundation Server
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | 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 | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 36,197 | 8 |
26,879 | 26,880 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 33 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | Polars;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | 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 | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 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 | Analytical reasoning | null | null |
26,880 | 26,881 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;Zig | Go;Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Docker;Gradle;Make;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vite | Bun | Bun | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | Nuxt.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
GoLand | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Pop!_OS | Windows | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | Systems design knowledge and extensive knowledge about languages, beyond just syntax. | 48,726 | 8 |
26,881 | 26,882 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 500,000,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | postgres
NA | Yes | null | null | null | react
react native | Yes | NestJS;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Long-form articles | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Debugging or fixing code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 11,869 | 8 |
26,882 | 26,883 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp | 6 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;Dart;Java;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python;Swift | C;C++;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python;Rust | C;C++;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;visionOS | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | NA
NA | 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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | 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);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | AI Skills | null | 6 |
26,883 | 26,884 | 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.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challen... | 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) | 21 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes, of course | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing;MCP servers | 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 | 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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | null | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine | 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 | soft skills; deep understanding of problems; quick adaptation to everything new | null | 8 |
26,884 | 26,885 | 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 | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 63,000 | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | RedHat OpenShift
RedHat OpenShift | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Jira;Trello | Confluence;Jira;Trello | Confluence;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Job board | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 73,089 | 10 |
26,885 | 26,886 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 4 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 4 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 180,000 | Yes | Dart | Dart | Dart | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Airtable;Asana;GitHub;Notion;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no but that's my preference. I prefer to see things through and then i can blame myself when things don't go the way they do. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 2,092 | 1 |
26,886 | 26,887 | 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 (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | 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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Student | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
26,887 | 26,888 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 17 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry | Datadog;Kubernetes;Poetry | Kubernetes;Poetry | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Pydantic | Polars;Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Linear | GitHub;GitLab;Linear | GitHub;GitLab;Linear | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | General software engineering skills, someone still needs to review code! | 149,756 | 9 |
26,888 | 26,889 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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, e... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 5 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python | C#;Java;JavaScript;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Gradle;Heroku | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian;Redmine;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Dev.to;Hashnode | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing 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;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, Not at all. It doesnt work for us. | 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 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... | Core Skills, Electronics, Low Level Code, understanding Core Computer Science Concepts. Because if the code is autogenerated, if it machine is stuck somewhere, lets race-round condition, what will we do then? ask the AI for the answers, which will give us same answers again and again. We need to build the foundation, d... | null | null |
26,889 | 26,890 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Other (please specify):
Main selling point being AI | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | While my company develops a software, I am not. I write code from time to time to help me in my work (security research), but it's usually small scripts, using obscure technologies for which AI is not very good at currently.
So no, I do not do any kind of vibe coding, tho I do use AI to speed up the process a bit, eve... | 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.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | Secure coding, high performance coding, research and innovation | 139,218 | null |
26,890 | 26,891 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | C;C++;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Erlang;Rust;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Ansible;Bun;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitLab;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 110,214 | 7 |
26,891 | 26,892 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Blogs or podcasts;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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Retail and Consumer Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,800,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;npm;Pip;Vercel;Yarn | Ansible;Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;Prometheus;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Drupal;FastAPI | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | null | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 44,171 | 8 |
26,892 | 26,893 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 4 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 9 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 25,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;Go;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;C++;Go;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI | Deno;FastAPI;Ruby on Rails | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
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 | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | creativity | 29,004 | 8 |
26,893 | 26,894 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | None of the above | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 13 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;pnpm;Vite | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;pnpm;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js | NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model | null | null | Android;Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitLab;Notion;Obsidian | GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. I'm afraid of losing skills and becoming dependent on these tools, which are (for me) only online. | 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.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Architect systems and produce code that meets a very precise need and works seamlessly with other system bricks. | 63,808 | 5 |
26,894 | 26,895 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Nepal | NPR Nepalese rupee | 204,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Next.js;Svelte;WordPress | Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Search for solutions of problem I am facing. | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I rarely do vibe coding. I vibe coded recently and AI(claude) did pretty good job than the last time I remember. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 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... | breaking down problems and finding solutions; Being Effortful; Planning and Acting. Determining best approach; Job specific skills that AI can't handle | 1,483 | 4 |
26,895 | 26,896 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | 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 | 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 |
26,896 | 26,897 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | 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 neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;New Relic;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;New Relic;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;New Relic;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code | Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | 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 | Architecting and ideating ad-hoc solutions. Problem solving. Soft skills (communication, empathy, leadership). | 98,612 | 8 |
26,897 | 26,898 | 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) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 18 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 45,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | Deno;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Monday.com;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello;Wikis | Google Chat specifically
NA | Stack Overflow;Substack | Stack Overflow;Substack | Stack Overflow;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 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 | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No, and I abhor the term, along with "prompt engineer", giving actual engineers a bad name. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Taste. Excellent command of one's own natural language. | 61,264 | 5 |
26,898 | 26,899 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 59,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | More as a tryout but never achieved anything productive with it. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking
Debugging
Communication with the rest of the organization
"Soft" skills | 68,449 | 8 |
26,899 | 26,900 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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