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27,100 | 27,101 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 49,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;MicroPython;Python;Rust | C;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python | C;MicroPython;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pip | Make;Pip | Make;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;PyCharm;RustRover | Nano;PyCharm | Nano;PyCharm | CLion
CLion | Google Gemini;Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Debian;Arch | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Bookstack
Boockstack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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... | Hardware-related skills, tooling, complex problem-solving, understanding specs | 56,847 | 7 |
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NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 400,000 | Yes | C#;Python;SQL;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;MSBuild;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider | null | null | SQL Server Management Studio
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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27,102 | 27,103 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 5 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 280,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Ada;Rust;Zig | null | NA
Haskell,Vala | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry | Cargo;Cloudflare;Make | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Notion | null | null | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 290,000 | 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 | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 336,443 | 8 |
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | STMCube
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows | Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Ask a question
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Creativity.
Communicating with clients. | 17,759 | 1 |
27,105 | 27,106 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | 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, back-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 | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 25,000 | null | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js | null | null | Web2py
Py4web | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | 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;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Rarely, if hardly ever | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | IT operations;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to solve problems that require contextual analysis | 29,004 | 7 |
27,106 | 27,107 | 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 (10-19 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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27,107 | 27,108 | 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.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (ple... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 4 | Data scientist | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;Python | C;C++;Python;Rust | C;Python | NA
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip | APT;Homebrew;Make;Pip | Anaconda
NA | Yes | Next.js | Next.js | Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Debian | Debian | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | 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 | Knowledge about the Problems that you are trying to solve, Critical thinking, thoroughness
, creativity | null | null |
27,108 | 27,109 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 6 | India | INR Indian rupee | 15,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;COBOL;F#;Kotlin;Zig | null | Angular,Reacat,Nextjs,spring,springboot,cms,optimizley,Azure,AWS
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Datomic;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | IBM DB2;MariaDB;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Django;Fastify | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | null | Azure Devops;Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Multiple times per day | Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I would define vibe coding as making code for which you don't understand how it works, or the use for the code is not important enough for the programmer to need to care to know how it works.
Examples:
-Simple python script that has only used LLM generated code
-Basic website on vercel
-All those "I made another olla... | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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: | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | Vertex AI;IBM watsonx.ai;Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Honeycomb;Metero;Snyk;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);Langfuse;Protect AI | null | 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 | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 174,360 | 10 |
27,109 | 27,110 | 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 | Employed | None of the above | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp | 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) | 3 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 6 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 40,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting 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 | Yes, if the task have a minor complexity or is a POC | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;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 | 7,281 | null |
27,110 | 27,111 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | software development, problem solving, creative thinking | 34,872 | 8 |
27,111 | 27,112 | 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 | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 63,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Terraform
Terraform | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
Garnet | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | Bicep
Bicep | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);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;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 really | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Technical perspectives on product. Solid understanding of technical trade-offs. Scalable practices to ensure code quality. Critical thinking around product solutions. Ethical considerations. | 9,798 | 7 |
27,112 | 27,113 | 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;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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
27,113 | 27,114 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Rust | C;Perl;Rust | C;Perl;Rust | Raku
Raku | Yes | MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Make | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | Cro
Cro | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Search for answers | null | null | null | null | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 compare different solutions | logic, creativity | null | 9 |
27,114 | 27,115 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 8 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 13 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,600,000 | Yes | Python | JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI;Next.js;React | Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes, it is useful for fast development without having full knowledge of the programming language. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability to think bigger picture - deployment / scaling considerations, system design, understanding requirements and suggesting alternatives or better approaches. Creativity - not being constrained by existing practices whereas that is what AI tools will follow. | 18,598 | null |
27,115 | 27,116 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 2 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 865,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;Neo4J | MongoDB;Neo4J | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;NestJS;Node.js;React;Svelte | Deno;Node.js;Svelte | Deno;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Linear;Miro | GitHub;Linear;Miro | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);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 | Long-form articles;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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, considering trade-offs of different solutions, reading documentation, reading source code, writing understandable and maintainable code. | 90,671 | 5 |
27,116 | 27,117 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | Deno;Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | Basecamp
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | 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.;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 agen... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 7 |
27,117 | 27,118 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | 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 | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 2,000,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | MicroPython;PHP;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | null | Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;Flask | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | RAG | null | null | null | Windows;Android;ChromeOS | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Search for answers | I don’t use AI tools regularly | yes | 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 | robotics | 7,023 | 10 |
27,118 | 27,119 | 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 | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 32 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,119 | 27,120 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 35 | 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 | 22 | Applied scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 155,000 | Yes | R | R | R | NA
Julia | Yes | Microsoft Access | Microsoft Access | Microsoft Access | Survey123
Survey123 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Shiny
Shiny | Yes | null | null | null | RStudio
RStudio | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | 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 | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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... | planning out complex code and how the pieces fit together. Also, I am not convinced that AI tools will improve at the same rate they have historically. | 155,000 | null |
27,120 | 27,121 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 950,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Podman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | A bit.
| No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | 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.;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;Other (please speci... | Know how to code :D
AI can do easy, boring tasks.
But I never experienced any bigger task to be done really correctly. (> 100 lines of code) | 44,465 | null |
27,121 | 27,122 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | winui
winui | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write ... | null | 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 | null | No, and I don't 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 learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 5 |
27,122 | 27,123 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 279,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C;F#;Go;MicroPython;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Haskell
Haskell | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant b... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Critical thinking | 68,267 | 6 |
27,123 | 27,124 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,124 | 27,125 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 23 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 92,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | Apache Freemarker
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Splunk | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Ubuntu;Red Hat | Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Videos;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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 | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem Analyses, Properly tune Software Solution to full fill customers expectation | 106,733 | 9 |
27,125 | 27,126 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | 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 | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 65,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | PHP;SQL;TypeScript | PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;npm | circleci
circleci | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | NestJS;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | NestJS;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Zed | PhpStorm;Sublime Text | PhpStorm;Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Vibe coding is rarely a part of my profressional development work. I may use it to generate snippets or isolated functions but nothing more complex than that. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | '- Understanding the bussness/customer needs
- Collaboration with other developers
- Communication with other parts of the business
| 88,492 | 7 |
27,126 | 27,127 | 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.) | 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 17 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,700,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | null | Search for answers | 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 | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 19,761 | 8 |
27,127 | 27,128 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | Applied scientist | 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
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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 |
27,128 | 27,129 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 160,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vercel | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Redmine | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | 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;Other (write in): | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Debugging, understanding complex processes and thinking about whole project not only as a set of separate classes | 43,664 | 6 |
27,129 | 27,130 | 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) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 2,500,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin | Kotlin | Kotlin | Dart
Dart | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;Maven (build tool) | Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;Maven (build tool) | Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio | Android Studio | Android Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | Github co-pilot, cursor AI | Vertex AI | null | Sentry | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Debugging and real problem solving. | 8,779 | 8 |
27,130 | 27,131 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
1 | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,131 | 27,132 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 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) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 6 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | qdrant
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 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 trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | no, its bs | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | 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.;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 | 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 | Problem solving on a large scale. Software architecture.
Recognizing opportunities for automation/optimization and cloud cost cuts.
DevOps, SRE. Cloud engineers. | 104,413 | 8 |
27,132 | 27,133 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Data engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | HTML/CSS | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry | Podman | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | 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. | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 63,808 | 10 |
27,133 | 27,134 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
OpenSource | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 12 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Gosu
Gosu | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | EMACS
EMACS | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | JavaDoc
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Generel problem solving skill.
Communication / translation between user needs and technical restrictions. | 87,011 | 2 |
27,134 | 27,135 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,100,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | npm;NuGet;Vite | npm;NuGet;Vite | npm;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;NestJS;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;NestJS;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;NestJS;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 12,786 | 7 |
27,135 | 27,136 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | react
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Supabase;Cockroachdb | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Other (write in): | no, ai is strictly used for tedius repetetive code that i alaready know what it will look like | No, but I plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | low level understanding , and understanding of scalable and maintainable design | null | 6 |
27,136 | 27,137 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Romania | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 90,000 | 8 |
27,137 | 27,138 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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) | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 5 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Perplexity Sonar models | Perplexity Sonar models | Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 162,421 | 7 |
27,138 | 27,139 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | null | null | null | Applied scientist | 500 to 999 employees | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Viet Nam | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly | Assembly;C;COBOL;Lisp | Assembly | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | Between 1 and 3 years | Daily or almost daily | Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Cybersecurity | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Milvus | null | LangGraph | null | Honeycomb | null | Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | null | 9 |
27,139 | 27,140 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Blogs or podcasts | 46 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Swift | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CoreData, SwiftData with iCloud
CoreData, SwiftData with iCloud | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;SwiftData;visionOS | Large Language Model;SwiftData;visionOS | Large Language Model;SwiftData;visionOS | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | HackingWithSwift
not sure if the last 2 words of the question are right. | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning 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 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no, but sometime I will use AI to generate code that I will use to help me design my own code , being inspire by AI, I do sometime take the AI generated code directly (with correction :-) | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | it is moving very fast, but design will probably still be needed | null | null |
27,140 | 27,141 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | 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;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 18,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | CouchDB
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;Netlify | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | React Native | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Azure Devops;Jira;Monday.com;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No its not | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Interpreting what the customer wants and having the whole image in mind. Able to verify and understand complex code. | 22,319 | 7 |
27,141 | 27,142 | 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.) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 4 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,142 | 27,143 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 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);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 | 18 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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27,143 | 27,144 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, game or graphics | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,500,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C#;C++;Go;Python;TypeScript | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes and no. For some complex features I break it down into simpler parts and sometimes give the AI the easy parts or time consuming parts to do. I find that AI is terrible at complex systems and more often than not I produce better results by taking more time and doing it on my own. | 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 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. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 a... | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and deeper understanding of lower level things and complex systems | 17,436 | 8 |
27,144 | 27,145 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | null | Eclipse;Notepad++ | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 46,406 | 5 |
27,145 | 27,146 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
Business-Fitness | Ethical concerns
AI that doesn't make sense. | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 400,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python | COBOL;Lisp;Perl;Zig | Perl | k, mumps
k, apl, mumps | Yes | SQLite | IBM DB2;SQLite | SQLite | k, mumps, other-proprietary
k, mumps, other-proprietary | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Microsoft Azure;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Microsoft Azure;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;Node.js;React | Django;Node.js;React | plain-javascript
plain-javascript | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Xcode | null | null | other-proprietary
other-proprietary | c++23;uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | slack
other-proprietary | Reddit;Hacker News;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;Hacker News;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;Hacker News;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;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 | Yes, somewhat | 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;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Other (write in): | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | absolutely not. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Other (please specify): | Pure-maths. | 464,059 | null |
27,146 | 27,147 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 10 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 12 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 11,012 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Pip | Ansible;APT;Docker;Pip | Ansible;APT;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Direct messaging of users;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 | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I do not ask LLMs to provide code but rather to scan and debug mine and sometimes refactor configuration files. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | GitHub MCP Server | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | High level design, algorithmic thinking | 12,776 | null |
27,147 | 27,148 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
Literally anything except AI | Availability of better alternatives
Any amount of AI integration | Manufacturing | 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 | 9 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 82,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Delphi;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cargo;Docker;Vite | APT;Cargo;Docker;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor;Node.js;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | Actix
Actix | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | 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 | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. I like to be productive and use my own brain. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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;When I need quick h... | Actually being able to solve problems correctly and efficiently. Using our brains and thinking, things that AI is not capable of and never will be. | 82,500 | 7 |
27,148 | 27,149 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,149 | 27,150 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp | 3 | AI/ML engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Taiwan | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS;Red Hat;ChromeOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS;Red Hat;ChromeOS | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | 否 | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | null | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;pgvector;Pinecone | null | Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;LangChain;Smol-AGI;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph;Haystack;Smolagents | null | Galileo;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Glean (Enterprise Agents);Amazon Codewhisperer;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 90,000 | 8 |
27,150 | 27,151 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 36 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 36 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 147,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Lisp;Python;Swift;Zig | Elixir;Kotlin;Lisp;Python;Swift;Zig;Mojo | Elixir;Lisp;Python;Swift;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;React | Phoenix;Svelte | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Xcode | Aider;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Xcode | Aider;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | null | null | null | 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;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;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 | 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. | 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 | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | Claude Code | null | null | null | 147,000 | 10 |
27,151 | 27,152 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, back-end | 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
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27,152 | 27,153 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 7 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 76,659 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | draw.io
draw.io | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Only for very simple tasks that require very little code. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agen... | 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 | Solving complicated problems with elegant solutions. | 45,464 | 10 |
27,153 | 27,154 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 108,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;Dart;Go;Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Supabase | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;SQLite;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform | Kubernetes;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform | Supabase;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Xcode | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes. Now a days it is. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | supabase | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Ollama;Haystack | null | Sentry;New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | 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 | 29,408 | 3 |
27,154 | 27,155 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,155 | 27,156 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip | APT;Make;Maven (build tool) | APT;Make;Maven (build tool) | jenkins, dpkg
jenkins, dpkg | Yes | Angular;Flask;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | GitHub;Markdown File;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly 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 | 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 | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. It gives me ideas only. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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... | What and Why. Less about How. | 92,812 | 5 |
27,156 | 27,157 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;St... | 38 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 50 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 660,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Ada;Assembly;Dart;Erlang;Fortran;Go;OCaml;Prolog;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | 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... | best practices are not always followed by ai | 102,644 | 7 |
27,157 | 27,158 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Good brand and public image
NA | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | null | Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
27,158 | 27,159 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | 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) | 18 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,159 | 27,160 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 20 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,160 | 27,161 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | Angular;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | Angular;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | 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... | Prompting. Analyzing problems. Complex problemsolving. | 58,007 | null |
27,161 | 27,162 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 56,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;MATLAB;Python;SQL;Swift | C++ | C++ | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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, sometimes I use AI to do very simple and repetitive tasks! | 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. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Conding for performance related app usually require people to supervise also if the AI is used, sometimes AI tend to make the solution very complex. | 64,968 | 6 |
27,162 | 27,163 | 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.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 24 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Oracle | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Red Hat | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Monday.com | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Glean (Enterprise Agents) | 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 | understanding and defining the problem - architecturally and business | null | 8 |
27,163 | 27,164 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,164 | 27,165 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,165 | 27,166 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack... | 5 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | Kubernetes | NA
NA | null | Angular;jQuery;NestJS;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | null | Microsoft Planner;Notion;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
27,166 | 27,167 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
27,167 | 27,168 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;St... | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | null | 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 | null | null | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no way | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | problem solving, requirement collection and the most important customer needs and understanding customers' pain | null | 9 |
27,168 | 27,169 | I am a developer by profession | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | C;Lua;Python;Rust | C;Lua;Python;Rust | NA
NA | null | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Arch | Debian;Arch | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 6 |
27,169 | 27,170 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Rust;Zig | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Clickhouse;Valkey | Databricks SQL | null | NA
QuestDB, SurrealDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack | Vite | null | uv
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Windsurf | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | Pydantic;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Azure Devops | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Bluesky;Kaggle | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;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 | Infrequently | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Complex system comprehension, analysis, and engineering/optimization | null | null |
27,170 | 27,171 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,171 | 27,172 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 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) | 16 | Product manager | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | 66,000 | null | C;C++;Delphi;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | 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 | Windows;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | 76,570 | null |
27,172 | 27,173 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 27 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 47 | 23 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 121,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle | Gradle | Gradle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim | Android Studio;Eclipse | Android Studio;Eclipse | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;ChromeOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Not now. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | experience and problem solving | 121,000 | 9 |
27,173 | 27,174 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,174 | 27,175 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | 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);C++;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;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;Other (write in): | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Search for answers | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No it's not, I know what i'm doing and how to fix things if something broke | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
27,175 | 27,176 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 4 | null | null | 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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27,176 | 27,177 | 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 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 48,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell | C#;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell | C#;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Debugging, design | 65,348 | 3 |
27,177 | 27,178 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 40 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 300,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C;C#;C++;F#;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask;Node.js;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Amazon Bedrock | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | 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 | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, i use ai to generate some parts, but integrate them myself | 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. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | debugging, modification, architecture | 88,243 | 9 |
27,178 | 27,179 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,179 | 27,180 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,180 | 27,181 | I am learning to code | Prefer not to say | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | I don’t know | 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 | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
AI Written Code | Higher Education | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;MicroPython;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;VSCodium;Xcode;Zed | PyCharm;Vim;VSCodium;Zed | PyCharm;Vim;VSCodium;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;visionOS | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Fedora | null | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Other (write in):
Find Answer For Specific Problem | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | null |
27,181 | 27,182 | 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 | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 40,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;VBA | JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Docker;Kubernetes | null | Posit Workbenn/Manager/Connect
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Rstudio
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | AI is going to help to speed up simpler tasks, not take over jobs | 54,457 | null |
27,182 | 27,183 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 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 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,183 | 27,184 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
No AI capabilities | Security or privacy concerns
Please no AI | Software Development | You like your manager
Agile | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;Scala;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;React | React | React | Ember
Ember | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Android;Red Hat | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | 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.;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. | 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 | Use your brain, understand it at a low level, be able to understand error messages predict them. | 40,842 | 8 |
27,184 | 27,185 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,185 | 27,186 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 1 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,186 | 27,187 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Data or business analyst | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | Django;Next.js;Node.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 72,958 | null |
27,187 | 27,188 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 288,000 | Yes | Swift | Swift | Swift | Objective-C
NA | Yes | SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database | null | NA
CloudKit | Yes | Firebase;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | Firebase;Homebrew | Firebase;Homebrew | Swift Package Manager
Swift Package Manager | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData | SwiftData;Google Gemini;visionOS | SwiftData | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | docSpace, trackSpace
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 78,595 | 7 |
27,188 | 27,189 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 18 | Developer, QA or test | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 6 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 66,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PyCharm;Vim | Neovim;PyCharm;Vim | Neovim;PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Debian | Debian | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | It is not. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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.;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. | 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 | Self-confidence, accuracy, domain knowledge. | 1,582 | 8 |
27,189 | 27,190 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | DevOps engineer or professional | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 165 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Arch | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | common sense. critical thinking | 120 | 7 |
27,190 | 27,191 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 5 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 24,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Ruby;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Kotlin;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Vite | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Vite | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Bolt;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing 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 | Project planning;Writing code | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really, I generally use AI LLM (openAI chatgpt model) as a tool to check, debug or plan a project | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | 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 | 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 | Customer service :) Planning a project, connecting the dots between the client and their wishes, expectations. | 27,844 | 10 |
27,191 | 27,192 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | C#;Kotlin;Python;Rust;Swift | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | About half the code I ship is vibe coded | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | 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 | GitHub MCP Server;LangMem | null | OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Intuition | 48,726 | null |
27,192 | 27,193 | 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);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 3 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 1,440,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Poetry | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Python Tornado
NA | Yes | Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian | Debian | YouTrack | Jira;YouTrack | YouTrack | 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 | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture building; complex problems solving; managing a developer team | 18,374 | 7 |
27,193 | 27,194 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Academic researcher | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 2 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;TypeScript | Pascal
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Firebird
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | 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 | No | Multiple times per day | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 34,804 | 8 |
27,194 | 27,195 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | 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 | 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;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | 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 |
27,195 | 27,196 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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) | null | Project manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | AngularJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Somewhat disagree but it helps resolving issues | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | domain expertise | null | null |
27,196 | 27,197 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;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 | 17 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust;Scala | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust;Scala | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Vite;Webpack | Cargo;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Pacman | Cargo;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Arch | Debian | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;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 | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | 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): | If I wanted to read bullshit, I'll be in politics. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or Info... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by 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... | Humanity | null | null |
27,197 | 27,198 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | 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 |
27,198 | 27,199 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;Kotlin;Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;Kotlin;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;Kotlin;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | the developers will be coding AI tools + taking in consideration many factors before coding (costs, teams, organization, etc..) + understand configuration to build and deploy apps / automatisation | null | 9 |
27,199 | 27,200 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 110,000 | Yes | Go;PHP;SQL | Python;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Laravel;React;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | GoLand
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | null | null | 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | NO | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 65,237 | 6 |
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