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27,400 | 27,401 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,401 | 27,402 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 33 | 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 | 38 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | XAML
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 75,410 | 9 |
27,402 | 27,403 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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) | 20 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;Symfony;WordPress | Drupal;Symfony;WordPress | Drupal;Symfony;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Kling to make videos (non-coding)
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 166,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;SQL | clojure, janet
quint | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Datomic;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Pip | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Pop!_OS | MacOS | Coda;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | Comment on Q&A posts
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
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NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;React | FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | Cursor;PyCharm | PyCharm | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | X;YouTube;LinkedIn | X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Only partially | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | The ability to reason about best practices and best tools for the distinct needs | 140,000 | 6 |
27,405 | 27,406 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress | Astro;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress | Astro;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Claude Code;Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Claude Code;Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Trello;Wikis | Forgejo
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Ollama
Ollama | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, 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. | 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 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 | Understanding legacy APIs or where documentation of certain libraries might not exist or behave as expected | null | null |
27,406 | 27,407 | 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);Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;School (i.e.,... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 240,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | Bash/Shell (all shells) | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Composer;Docker;Make;Ninja | Composer;Docker;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | Search for answers | 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, whenever i try to let the AI do its own thing, it doesn't work as it should be
| 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Every skill a developer should has. Just because AI can write code fast, it doesn't mean that people should give up their skills | 6,059 | 2 |
27,407 | 27,408 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,408 | 27,409 | 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 | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify):;Books / Physical media | 35 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | Objective-C
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | Core Data
Core Data | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Yandex Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Yandex Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;Vue.js;WordPress | jQuery | jQuery | React Native
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | UltraEdit
UltraEdit | Large Language Model;SwiftData | Large Language Model;SwiftData;visionOS | Large Language Model;SwiftData | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | KanBoards
KanBoards | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | TikTok
TikTok | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NVidia Jetson
NVidia Jetson | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | I hate vibe coding as it sounds dumb. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Low code development, hardware | 110,214 | 9 |
27,409 | 27,410 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | 20 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
stale defects | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript | Dart;F#;Kotlin;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB | null | null | couchbase, couchbase-lite
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | null | null | nuke
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Other (write in):
View existing answers. No new questions exist, it's all already there | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | vibe coding is not at a a part of my professional work | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | Jetbrains | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | SOLID programming and Gang of Four patterns. I don't think AI writes very clean and maintainable code without a lot of hand-holding | 182,396 | 6 |
27,410 | 27,411 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Project maturity and quality | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Composer;Docker;npm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Composer;Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack | Go modules,Nix
Nix | Yes | Astro;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | jQuery;Symfony;Vue.js | jQuery;Symfony;Vue.js | vanilla web components
htmx,alpine,lit | Yes | Aider;Neovim;PhpStorm;Vim | Aider;Neovim;PhpStorm;Zed | Aider;Neovim;PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;NixOS | MacOS;NixOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Mermaid,Phabricator
Forgejo,Mermaid,HedgeDoc | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Mastodon,Sourcehut
Mastodon,Sourcehut,Codeberg | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No, I hate it, it produces bloated, unprofessional code and will throw back software development by 10 years | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 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;Other (please specify): | Communication, Reasoning about Code (to question the AI's solutions), Knowledge about OWASP vulnerabilities, Mentoring, Code Reading | 75,410 | 9 |
27,411 | 27,412 | I am a developer by profession | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Algeria | DZD Algerian dinar | 0 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;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 | Theoretical knowledge. | null | null |
27,412 | 27,413 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 0 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Flask;React | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Flask;React | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, I frequently use AI to generate good frontend. I also use it sometimes to understand or write a code that I am not very confident with. (eg: complex postgresql queries) | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity;Blackbox AI | 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 | 7 |
27,413 | 27,414 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 300,000 | 10 |
27,414 | 27,415 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 37 | 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 | 26 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 11 | Republic of Moldova | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
Crystal | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;Pip;Poetry;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Node.js;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | RubyMine
RubyMine | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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 want to fully understand something | Love for programming, debugging skills | 75,410 | 10 |
27,415 | 27,416 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 13 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;React;Axum | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Microsoft Teams
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code | null | 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Absolutely not. To me, LLMs are great at pointing you in the direction of reputable sources for which to search for your solutions (in a place like Stack Overflow), not at actually writing the code directly. I find that AI code is often an overly complicated bowl of spaghetti but it does inspire me with new ideas for h... | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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... | 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... | Large-scale architecture, simplification, business logic documentation, system design work | 175,000 | 5 |
27,416 | 27,417 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,417 | 27,418 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Croatia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Assembly;C;C++;Python;R;SQL | C;C++;Python | Haskell, Coq
Haskell | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;Ninja;Pip | Make;Ninja;Pip | Make;Ninja;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
27,418 | 27,419 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);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) | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
Good documentation | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 95,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Microsoft Azure | Bun | Bun | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;Blazor;Deno | Blazor | ABP
ABP | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Asana;Azure Devops;GitLab;Markdown File | Asana;GitLab;Markdown File | Asana;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Find the answer to a question I have | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | I've occasionally used it in domains that I don't understand well and which aren't critical, but I wouldn't trust it for anything important unless I carefully reviewed, understood, and tested the output. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 quick help troubleshooting | The ability to reason about code and determine whether generated output is correct and makes sense. | 95,000 | 7 |
27,419 | 27,420 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | 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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27,420 | 27,421 | 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 | 9 | 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 | 19 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of them. | 75,410 | 6 |
27,421 | 27,422 | I am learning to code | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, It is a part of development work | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Adapting to new technology is a must-have skill | null | null |
27,422 | 27,423 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 0 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Groovy;Java;Kotlin;TypeScript | Rust;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Miro;Notion | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 139,218 | 8 |
27,423 | 27,424 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | no | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem solving | null | null |
27,424 | 27,425 | 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.) | 22 | 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 | 22 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Groovy;Java;PHP;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Groovy;Java;PHP;Python;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java;PHP;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Terraform | NA
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;uv | Large Language Model;uv | Large Language Model;uv | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS;Fedora | Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Yes, to some extent. But mostly for prototyping or quick "throw-away" scripts. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor... | null | null | 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 | Code reading (more important than ever!), software design | 223,187 | 9 |
27,425 | 27,426 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 28 | AI/ML engineer | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | 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 | so not | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
27,426 | 27,427 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;S... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 3 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | 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 | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
27,427 | 27,428 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Student | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Angular;Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Vim | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | RAG | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Google Colab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Vertex AI;OpenRouter | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Lovable.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Communication and people skills, code architecture | 50,000 | 7 |
27,428 | 27,429 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,429 | 27,430 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | null | 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);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 | 5 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Lua;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Go;Lua;SQL;Gleam | Go;Lua;SQL;Gleam | elm
elm | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Prometheus | Docker;Prometheus;Vite | Docker;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
elm-land | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more 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 | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | null | null | 3 |
27,430 | 27,431 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 77,517 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | PHP;SQL | PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Laravel;Node.js | Node.js | Doctrine
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Amazon Q
Amazon Q | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I've been a software engineer long enough to have learned how to code completely without AI. And I've never heard of vibe coding until I read this question prompt. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I think it will still be valuable for developers to be able to step through code to not only understand it, but also to be able to debug it. AI isn't always correct, so we'd still need to be able to fix bugs. | 77,517 | 7 |
27,431 | 27,432 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Kotlin;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;VSCodium | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;VSCodium | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | End to end integration and design | 30,222 | 6 |
27,432 | 27,433 | 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) | 8 | 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 | 16 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,433 | 27,434 | I am learning to code | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | null | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,434 | 27,435 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 21 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Laravel;Phoenix;React;WordPress | Django;Laravel;React | Django;Laravel;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | Nuclino
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Participate in moderation tasks | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Hell no. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;supabase | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Sentry | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding problems and grasping the context necessary. | 87,011 | null |
27,435 | 27,436 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | 4 | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 |
27,436 | 27,437 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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
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27,437 | 27,438 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | Easy-to-use API
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 | 6 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 265,348 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Amazon Redshift | Internal-Only Custom Database Solution on Amazon S3
Apache Iceberg | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Custom Internal-Only Issue Tracking and Ticketing
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 265,348 | 7 |
27,438 | 27,439 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 17 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 13 | 9 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Groovy;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Groovy;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph;visionOS | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | 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 | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Creative tasks. Maintaining systems. | 125,000 | 7 |
27,439 | 27,440 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Assembly;C;JavaScript;MATLAB;Perl;Python | Assembly;C;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Assembly;C;Python | Verilog
Verilog, Julia | Yes | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pip | Make;Pip | Make;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Keil uVision
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Fedora | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. As a student it shouldn't be. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Analytical thinking, problem solving, creativity | null | null |
27,440 | 27,441 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 10 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;Go;Rust;Zig | Go;Rust | NA
Haskell | Yes | SQLite;Supabase | SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Cargo;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vite | Cargo;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;React | Deno;Next.js;Svelte | Next.js | Solid.js, SolidStart
Solid.js, SolidStart | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor | Claude Code | Claude Code | Emacs
Emacs | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI 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 | Logic games/puzzles;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 daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | I'll vibe code some stuff sometimes. But it's a small minority of my total output. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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 | 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... | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | llama.cpp | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | That depends completely on how capable they become and what shortcomings of LLMs we won't be able to solve. Predicting that development is foolish so this question is pretty bogus. | 77,760 | 8 |
27,441 | 27,442 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 23 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 3,230,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no, vibe coding is not part of my professional development work yet | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 77,411 | 8 |
27,442 | 27,443 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 13 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,443 | 27,444 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | 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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27,444 | 27,445 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Drupal;Express;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;jQuery;Node.js | Express;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Wikis | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | Figma
Figma | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Cohere: Command A;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Cohere: Command A;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Cohere: Command A;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics;Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Basic understanding of underlying technologies including fundamental cloud and networking mechanics. | 170,000 | 8 |
27,445 | 27,446 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;Java;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Firebase;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Firebase;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | Search for answers | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | soft skills, problem solving, planning | null | 8 |
27,446 | 27,447 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 30 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | AppleScript
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Job board | Other (write in):
just read the answers and that's all | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Highly trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | 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 | Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no. nor have i heard someone i know ever said that. seems like something just in the media. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | understanding human connection | 220,000 | 8 |
27,447 | 27,448 | 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 | null | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 35 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,448 | 27,449 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 45 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 45 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Yes, and more each week. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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 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.;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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | software design, code reviews, security | 135,000 | 8 |
27,449 | 27,450 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Other (please specify):
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27,450 | 27,451 | 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 (less than 10 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 15 | 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
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 950,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Django;Laravel;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | 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 | Yes | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Cursor - The AI Code Editor, ChatGPT,Gemini | null | Cursor - The AI Code Editor,ChatGPT,Gemini | null | Cursor - The AI Code Editor,ChatGPT,Gemini | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | Cursor - The AI Code Editor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Code reviewing and architecture | 11,043 | 7 |
27,451 | 27,452 | 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 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 6 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 350,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;InfluxDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | V0
V0 | Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Slite
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | 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 | Somewhat. I frequently ask an LLM to write code, but I always review the generated code. | 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.;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. | 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 | Software architecture, system design, quality assurance, debugging, domain-specific knowledge... | 63,713 | 8 |
27,452 | 27,453 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, QA or test | 100 to 499 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 | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Prometheus
Prometheus | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Teams
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Threads, Instagram
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Sometimes but I try to understand and optimize the code. I dont use it blindly | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Writing prompts and validating the results | 41,765 | 7 |
27,453 | 27,454 | 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.) | Retired | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 15 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | VBA | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
27,454 | 27,455 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ... | 11 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Prometheus | Helm charts
Helm charts | Yes | AngularJS;Spring Boot | AngularJS;Spring Boot | AngularJS;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Bitbucket
Bitbucket | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;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 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 | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;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 | Architecture and systems design, also handling legacy code, but maybe it might become cheaper to develop new code using AI in the future so legacy projects would be replaced | 69,609 | 8 |
27,455 | 27,456 | 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);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops | GitHub | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Kaggle | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | 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.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not at all. Code that I don't have the capacity to understand or maintain is of little use to myself and my employers. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | OpenAI Agent SDK | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Soft skills, like the capacity to pushback against unreasonable customer requests, are something that I don't envision going out of style. Given that the sycophantic desire to please is baked into every model commercially available, the ability to say "No" is a unique privilege afforded to flesh and blood developers. I... | 70,000 | 7 |
27,456 | 27,457 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | null | Employed | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | 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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27,457 | 27,458 | 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 | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
27,458 | 27,459 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 28 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 101,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Swift | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Swift | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Identifying use cases and problems to be solved. | 117,639 | null |
27,459 | 27,460 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 23 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
Good support channel or public docs | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;Prolog;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Haskell
Haskell, PureScript | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Haskell Stack, Hashicorp Packer, Kubernetes Helm
Haskell Stack, Hashicorp Packer | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
PureScript Halogen, PureScript Deku | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Pydantic | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Ollama | Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu;NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | 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, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it generates garbage. Prompting it enough to generate mostly-not-garbage usually takes longer than writing what I need myself. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector;Pinecone | null | LangChain | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Wiz | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;Other (please specify): | Being a tiny bit competent, knowing when you know what you're doing (and when not), owning your code, stewarding predecessors' code | null | 8 |
27,460 | 27,461 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,461 | 27,462 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Student | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 33,000 | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Workana
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | 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 | Direct messaging of users | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | To give some context, I am in a physics PhD program. Only me and a couple of students have also a background in computer science and computer programming while the rest of the students have only physics background.
For those who have only a physics background, I would tend to believe that yes, for them it is part of t... | No, and I don't 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 33,000 | null |
27,462 | 27,463 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | CUDA, WGSL
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Homebrew;Make;Pacman;Pip | Homebrew;Make;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Communication | 800 | 3 |
27,463 | 27,464 | 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) | 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);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;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | 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 | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | 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 | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
27,464 | 27,465 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
Legacy code-base support | Security or privacy concerns
Compatibility | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 10 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 3,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C;C++;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C;C++;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | AutoHotkey
AutoHotkey | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PGLite
PGLite | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | 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 | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, we prefer to build solutions with minimal assistance from LLMs for better control and sustainability. | 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. | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Cyber security and penetration testing. AI can produce vulnerable solutions and may additionally be weaponized to exploit systems. | 23,220 | 7 |
27,465 | 27,466 | 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 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Republic of Korea | KRW South Korean won | null | Yes | C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Elixir;Go;Kotlin;R;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript;Mojo | Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | null | Bun;Cargo;Gradle;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Gradle;Ninja;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Gradle;Ninja;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Deno;Svelte;Axum | Deno;Svelte;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows | Windows | Notion;Trello | Notion | Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing 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 | Documenting code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | NO | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Information seeking skills for problem solving. | null | null |
27,466 | 27,467 | 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.) | null | null | null | 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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27,467 | 27,468 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 176,500 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing 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;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | 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 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | null | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Data modeling, system design, OOP, software fundamentals.
Without a core understanding of this stuff, it will be hard to set patterns for AI to run with and it will be hard to review the solutions that AI produces. | 176,500 | 9 |
27,468 | 27,469 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pacman | Cargo;NuGet;Pacman;Podman | Cargo;NuGet;Pacman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | helix
helix | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | Ollama | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking and planning ahead as a project evolves and grows through time.
Talking with the client and understanding their needs | 43,775 | 8 |
27,469 | 27,470 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 230,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Vue.js | Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Notion | Notion | Notion | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes, I spend a lot of time debugging it and it's time consuming and annoying | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have impr... | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 230,000 | 7 |
27,470 | 27,471 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,471 | 27,472 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);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 | 11 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 1 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 4,200 | Yes | C++;Java;Python | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;Python | Julia, Haskell
NA | Yes | Dynamodb | MySQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | 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 at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, the only times I use AI to write code are when I can easily determine its correctness and I'm too bored to write it. The vast majority of code is written by me. I also never test code via AI | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Requirements engineering | 4,873 | 9 |
27,472 | 27,473 | 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.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Energy | 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 | 1 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Fortran | C#;C++ | C#;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Windows | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It is starting. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Specification and testing | 92,812 | 10 |
27,473 | 27,474 | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Insurance | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 120,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 21,844 | 6 |
27,474 | 27,475 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;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 | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
27,475 | 27,476 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,476 | 27,477 | 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 | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 21 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very 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;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Fundamentals, best practices, architecting | 150,000 | 7 |
27,477 | 27,478 | I am a developer by profession | 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) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or codi... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | 10 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 6,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Scala;TypeScript | C++;COBOL;Kotlin;OCaml;SQL | null | Verilog
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | AngularJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Lovable.dev;Zed | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;Ultralytics | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | 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 | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | Writing code | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Lovable.dev | null | 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 | yes | 7,440 | null |
27,478 | 27,479 | 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 (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | null | Yes | Java;Kotlin | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle | H2;Oracle | H2;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Railway | Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Openshift
Openshift | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;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 | Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | architecture and managing users | null | 10 |
27,479 | 27,480 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 16 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Ada;C;C++;Go;Kotlin;Rust | Ada;C;C++;Go;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Gradle;Make;Pip;Podman | Ansible;Docker | null | RPM, CMake
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Arch | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope. I don't even consider vibe coding to be actual software engineering at all. AI slopified example repos are not real projects. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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... | Actual code comprehension. AI tools cannot truly "understand" a problem. All they do is predict the next token in a list based on an input. There is no logic or understanding. | 120,000 | 9 |
27,480 | 27,481 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,481 | 27,482 | 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.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, vibe coding is a sham | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Critical thinking, problem solving | 130,000 | 8 |
27,482 | 27,483 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | H2;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | AngularJS;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | yes | null | 9 |
27,483 | 27,484 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 216,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker | Webpack | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit | Discord | Discord | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code | Generating content or synthetic data | Other (write in): | Yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | 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 | Programming expertise will become more valuable than ever and less ubiquitous, conversely most people will understand how to read basic code. As people trade in their desire to learn coding for vibe coding skills, many developers won't understand how to fix their vibe coded application as it grows in complexity; leadin... | 216,000 | 10 |
27,484 | 27,485 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Data engineer | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 360,000 | Yes | Groovy;Java;Python;SQL | Groovy;Java;Python;SQL | Groovy;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Amazon Redshift | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Flask;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, it is the way to be more professional | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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 spen... | null | null | null | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | software design and architecture, data analysis | 98,244 | 9 |
27,485 | 27,486 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | 40 | 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 | Coding Bootcamp | 40 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | 40 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 1 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access | null | null | NA
NA | null | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | 1
2 | 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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27,486 | 27,487 | 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 | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C#;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;Python;R;Ruby | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS;ChromeOS | null | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | 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 | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Llama Index;Ollama | null | Sentry;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | 8 |
27,487 | 27,488 | I code primarily as a hobby | Prefer not to say | Primary/elementary school | Student | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,488 | 27,489 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 21 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | Latvia | EUR European Euro | 44,377 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Java;Kotlin;Python;Scala | C;C#;C++;Java;Kotlin;Python | C;C#;C++;Java;Kotlin;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Nano;Sublime Text | Nano;Sublime Text | Nano;Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | 51,484 | 6 |
27,489 | 27,490 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
Julia | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel | Ansible;Bun;Docker;Kubernetes;pnpm;Terraform | Bun;Docker;pnpm | jsr
jsr | Yes | Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Next.js;React | Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | 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;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Other (write in): | I don't like the term. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Systems design. | 16,383 | 6 |
27,490 | 27,491 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | 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 | 14 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 5,500,000 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | Yes
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 63,932 | 6 |
27,491 | 27,492 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Good support and documentation | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
Remote work | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 260,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Zig | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Openshift
Openshift | Yes | Node.js | null | null | Streamlit
Streamlit | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No. When I use LLMs I make sure I understand their output.
| No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | Most skills, I believe AI will simply make devolopers more productive. Debugging. Documenting code. Being able to talk to all stakeholders clearly. | 47,330 | 10 |
27,492 | 27,493 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | 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 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 210,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | null | null | Julia
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes | Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku | Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask | Django;jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails | Django | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Red Hat | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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.;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 | 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... | Like with every model, garbage in, garbage out. Recognizing garbage and how to fix it, as well as the limitations of (current) AI will remain crucial. AI model building, testing, and deployment. Database maintenance/optimization | 210,000 | null |
27,493 | 27,494 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust | Assembly;C#;C++;PowerShell | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Make | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Code::Blocks
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | null |
27,494 | 27,495 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or St... | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 20 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Java;Python;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Java;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | Redis;Qdrant;pgvector;Milvus;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;OpenRouter;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Prioritisation, architectural design, system design, understanding of global codebases, reasoning and analysis | 48,726 | 3 |
27,495 | 27,496 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | 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
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 |
27,496 | 27,497 | 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 | 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);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Uruguay | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare | Cloudflare | Cloudflare | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Django;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Writing code | Learning about a codebase | 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 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. | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Development and processes knowledges, best practices, soft skills, code reviewing. | null | 7 |
27,497 | 27,498 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL | C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;NuGet | Cargo;Docker;NuGet | Cargo;Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Blazor | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | 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 | Hell 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.;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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
27,498 | 27,499 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C++;Java;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | Angular;Django;Drupal;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Substack;Medium | null | 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 | Message Boards | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | null |
27,499 | 27,500 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 12 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 155,000 | Yes | C;C++;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;Swift | C;C++;Go;Java;Kotlin;Rust;Swift | C;C++;Java;Kotlin;Rust;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;Podman;Terraform | Cargo;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;Podman | Cargo;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Neovim;RustRover;Vim | Android Studio;Neovim;RustRover;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Hacker News;Bluesky | Hacker News;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Understanding how stuff actually works. | 192,189 | 9 |
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