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27,501 | 27,502 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
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NA | Yes | H2;MySQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Angular;FastAPI;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
Dart | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | LinkedIn;Medium | LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
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27,502 | 27,503 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 1 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 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 | null | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 2 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 2 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
S | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
S | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;Microsoft Fabric;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ultralytics;visionOS | null | null | S | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Multiple times per day | Other (write in): | Use discussion or chat feature
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27,504 | 27,505 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 55,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask;jQuery | Blazor | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos | Bookmark posts to look at later
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27,507 | 27,508 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp | 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) | 1 | Developer, front-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1,697 | null |
27,508 | 27,509 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 27 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 132,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | OpenEdge (Progress)
NA | Yes | null | null | null | SQL
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | null | it is somewhat part of it | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | copilot | null | null | null | null | Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | 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 | The ability to intuitively come up with ways to get AI to work quicker and more efficiently in areas that can be time consuming for developers or mundane and thus open up better opportunities for them. | 132,000 | 7 |
27,509 | 27,510 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 ap... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | null | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Working with AI, writing prompts, implementing AI tools into own projects | null | 6 |
27,510 | 27,511 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 0 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 51,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus;Terraform | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | Bicep
Bicep | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | 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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | THINKING | 59,167 | null |
27,511 | 27,512 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Other (please specify):
Unnecessary complex | 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 | 8 | 5 | Iceland | ISK Icelandic krona | 14,600,000 | 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 | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence | MCP servers | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 119,271 | 7 |
27,512 | 27,513 | 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 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not extensively, I heavily adjust code written by LLMs. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Knowing why something is the way it is, not only blindly copying / writing it in that way. | 58,007 | null |
27,513 | 27,514 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Database administrator or engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 136,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | Proprietary company tool
NA | Stack Overflow;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | 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 | 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 | Database admin, networking and security | 136,000 | 8 |
27,514 | 27,515 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 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 | Database administrator or engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 44,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Python;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | IBM DB2;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows | Microsoft Planner;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 44,000 | 7 |
27,515 | 27,516 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 18 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | ColdFusion,
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android;iOS | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 3 |
27,516 | 27,517 | 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 | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Insurance | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 121,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | npm | npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | never | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | all of them, AI has no place in code | 121,000 | 6 |
27,517 | 27,518 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 7,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | architecture, patterns, best practices | 1,910 | 5 |
27,518 | 27,519 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Swift | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 8 |
27,519 | 27,520 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 93,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | cody
cody | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Monday.com | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;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 | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Absolutely not. LLM's have hallucinated packages and parameters. I am very cautious, basically using it as as an overpriced autocomplete. | 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 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.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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... | Soft interpersonal skills and understanding project scope. | 93,000 | 7 |
27,520 | 27,521 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 1 | 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 | Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,521 | 27,522 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 43 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 232,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes | Sentry, Github actions
Sentry, Github actions | Yes | Django;jQuery | Django | Django | htmx
htmx | Yes | Nano;PyCharm;Vim | PyCharm | PyCharm | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Android;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Trello | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, the output currently produced by AI in response to prompts, in my experience, generally takes a lot of back and forth to create something that approaches middling quality. I can write high quality code almost as fast as I can get AI to create mediocre code. I suspect that people who frequently engage in vibe coding... | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Other Industry purpose (write in): | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Good taste, or recognition of code quality. Ability to make a solid design and communicate it. Ability to write good prompts for an AI. | 232,000 | 8 |
27,522 | 27,523 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
27,523 | 27,524 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challen... | 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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27,524 | 27,525 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 35 | 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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27,525 | 27,526 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 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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27,526 | 27,527 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 375,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Blazor;jQuery | Blazor;Vue.js | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;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 daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, at most I'll use prompts to optimize code that I have written or help with quick fixes in my own work. | 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 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 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. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Knowing how to code, test and deploy solutions. | 21,142 | 6 |
27,527 | 27,528 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 13 | Developer, game or graphics | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Very good documentation/instruction manual, tutorials and developer support | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Cockroachdb | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;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 at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication, Critical Thinking | null | 10 |
27,528 | 27,529 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 22 | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;New Relic;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Drupal;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | AngularJS;Astro;Django;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | Django;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Lovable.dev;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Lovable.dev;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;ChromeOS | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Customer service support;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | CrewAI;LangChain | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 150,000 | 6 |
27,529 | 27,530 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 15 | Iraq | IQD Iraqi dinar | null | Yes | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | null | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
27,530 | 27,531 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 5 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Android;ChromeOS | Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | null | Testing code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 116,015 | 6 |
27,531 | 27,532 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 17 | 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 | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;Rust | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Datadog;Homebrew;Make;npm | Cargo | Cargo | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Zed | null | NA
NA | uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Debian | GitHub;Linear | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | 180,000 | 8 |
27,532 | 27,533 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | 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
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 |
27,533 | 27,534 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | 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) | 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) | 20 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | null | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Norway | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;Delphi;TypeScript | Delphi | Delphi | free pascal lazarus
free pascal lazarus | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | 4programers.net
4programers.net | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | null | Not sure | Less than half of the time | 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 | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
27,534 | 27,535 | 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) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 89,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Mojo | null | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Redis;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Digital Ocean;npm;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;FastAPI;Node.js | Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Windsurf;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is not part of my professional work. For privacy and legacy code reasons, AI is not suitable / safe for use. A lot of LLM's are trained on newer coding languages and standards, a lot of time it does not solve the solution entirely, may hallucinate functions or features that do not work. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | 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 | Understanding the domain knowledge of the field they are working in. Being able to code the features that are requested properly and correctly will be important. | 89,000 | 8 |
27,535 | 27,536 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | System administrator | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | null | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Ruby;Rust | C;C# | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat;ChromeOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code | null | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Yes | No, but I 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | null | null |
27,536 | 27,537 | I code primarily as a hobby | 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);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);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, Colleg... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or St... | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;Ultralytics;visionOS | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, I think it makes you and your code less efficient and desirable | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit | 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 programming and debugging | null | null |
27,537 | 27,538 | 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 | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
Narrowly scoped purpose | Other (please specify):
Uses generative AI | Higher Education | Solving real-world problems
Contributing to human knowledge | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | Rust;Zig | null | awk
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Ninja;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Kubernetes;Podman | null | NA
puppet | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Polars | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | 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 | Long-form articles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Fuck no. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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... | Writing maintainable code, maintaining old code bases, debugging AI slop, and designing robust systems. | 100,000 | 8 |
27,538 | 27,539 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 8 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 47,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Poetry;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker | Docker | NA
uv | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Node.js;React | Deno;FastAPI;React;Svelte;Vue.js | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Other specific task (write in): | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Perplexity | Cline | 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 | Problem solving;
Debugging;
Reading/understanding code; | 54,527 | 5 |
27,539 | 27,540 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 3 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 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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27,540 | 27,541 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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) | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
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 | 20 | 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 70,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;NuGet;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I have used AI to build various component parts, its hit and miss with chatGPT, its impossible with Agents, using Replit for example, its not quite there. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | null | supabase | Replit | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Replit;v0.dev | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | UI, design, process | 95,299 | 10 |
27,541 | 27,542 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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) | 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 | 8 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 148,000 | Yes | Dart;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | Vibe coding is cancer and, with any luck; a fad that wont' strangle real developers for too long; however it is likely a necessary skill in order to break into the industry now that the barriers to entry have gone up | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving; ability to analyze code and general broad understanding of complex systems and how they interact; as well as increased demand on developers to increase efficiency with Ai | 148,000 | 3 |
27,542 | 27,543 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Data scientist | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
user experience | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 226,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
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;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting 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;Predictive analytics | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes, for POCs | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Communication with clients, requirements engineering, scoping the problem & the product | 280,224 | 8 |
27,543 | 27,544 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Higher Education | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 12 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;OCaml;Python;R;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Kotlin;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Kotlin;Scala;TypeScript | Dafny, Haskell
Dafny, Haskell | Yes | H2;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Nix
Nix | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;React;Vue.js | NestJS;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | 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 need quick help troubleshooting | Software planning and architecture, complex problems | 74,396 | 10 |
27,544 | 27,545 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | DevOps engineer or professional | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 70,650 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase;Valkey | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js | jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js | HTMX
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | Goland
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 | iOS;Arch;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | Bookstack
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | This is a firm and final NO—without exception, without negotiation, and without compromise. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding code, understanding technology and how the IT world works, solution description, code quality + review, deployments and devops, integration, domain knowledge | 81,964 | 6 |
27,545 | 27,546 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 48,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub | null | null | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | it is not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | All current, AI will not be as smart | 13,099 | 9 |
27,546 | 27,547 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
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 | 1 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery;Spring Boot | Django | null | Spring
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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... | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | DSA | null | 7 |
27,547 | 27,548 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not 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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 37,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Flask;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | SvelteKit
SvelteKit | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | Kate
Kate | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Doing code that works for sure | 37,000 | 7 |
27,548 | 27,549 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 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 | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
27,549 | 27,550 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 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 | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
27,550 | 27,551 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 12 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 53,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Laravel;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;Laravel;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET;Laravel;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | 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);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | it's not part of my professional development work | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | I'm tired | 45,212 | null |
27,551 | 27,552 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Java;Kotlin;Lua;MATLAB;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;Zig | C;C++;Kotlin;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;npm;NuGet;Pacman | Cargo;Pacman | Cargo;Pacman | uv
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio;VSCodium | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | uv | c++23;uv | uv | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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) | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
27,552 | 27,553 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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.) | 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 | 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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27,553 | 27,554 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | 25 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | Coolify
Coolify | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;RAG | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;iOS;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | 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) | 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 | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | ChromaDB | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 117,657 | 10 |
27,554 | 27,555 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R;TypeScript | Ada;C;Fortran;JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | JavaScript;TypeScript | Julia
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
27,555 | 27,556 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 24 | 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 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | Sweden | EUR European Euro | 6,852 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;Lua;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | NA
NA | null | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | helm, flux
helm, flux | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Arch;Fedora | Debian;Arch;Fedora | GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | thinking for yourself, drawing your own conclusions, having your own ideas of how to do something | 7,949 | null |
27,556 | 27,557 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 1,450,000 | Yes | Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;Scala;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | 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 | ChatGPT | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | A deep understanding of design principles, architecture, and real world context. | 76,327 | 9 |
27,557 | 27,558 | 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 | 23 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 28 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Lisp;Rust | null | NA
Clojure | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | jQuery;Svelte | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It is when starting some new code project or feature of a project. If I already have an idea of the solution, I won't use AI. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to understand the problem you are trying to solve. AI can't do anything if the problem can't be described. | 170,000 | 8 |
27,558 | 27,559 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 2 | Academic researcher | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and 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 | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;PHP;Python;SQL | C;C++;Python | C;C++;Python | C++CUDA
C++CUDA | null | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim | Vim | clion
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | Ubuntu;Arch | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
27,559 | 27,560 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
27,560 | 27,561 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence | Confluence;Jira | Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Reading error messages and recognizing patterns in unrelated codebases (e.g. this is the best way to do task X). | 50,000 | 10 |
27,561 | 27,562 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 24 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Other (please specify):
documentation and specification | Other (please specify):
no way to figure out how to use it | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 1 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | understandig code
troubleshooting | 58,007 | 7 |
27,562 | 27,563 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exch... | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 133,750 | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | XAML
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;Flask;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;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, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing 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 | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Marketing | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Personalized agent creation | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;Neo4j | null | null | null | Sentry;New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | You will need to retain all skills.
You can watch Star Trek and look ahead 300 years. They have AI that can do almost everything, and yet they still also do everything, themselves. They know the limits of AI and they know their own limits, and they've seamlessly integrated them.
If you want to know how to balance... | 133,750 | 10 |
27,563 | 27,564 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 17 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Government | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;Python | Assembly;C;Python | Assembly;C;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Red Hat | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | Testing code | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I haven’t encountered any problems | Sort of | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Software Architecture and System Design | 160,000 | 6 |
27,564 | 27,565 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 45 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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 | 8 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 152,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Go;Lua;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Webpack | null | null | uv (python),ddev
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Symfony;WordPress | React;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | uv | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;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 | Learning about a codebase | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Design, Architecture, Understanding of computer languages, libraries and features. Understanding services and api's, components, etc. | 152,000 | 9 |
27,565 | 27,566 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
27,566 | 27,567 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please... | 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 | 20 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 30 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Assembly;C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;Zig | C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js | Deno;Node.js | Deno;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub;Trello | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;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 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;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 really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I 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.;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 | 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 | Project planning and context aware problem solving | null | null |
27,567 | 27,568 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 39 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 138,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Perl;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Perl;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Cargo;Make;Podman | Cargo;Make;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Ubuntu;Debian;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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... | Basically all of them. AI doesn't have any intentionality. | 187,875 | 2 |
27,568 | 27,569 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | 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 | 7 |
27,569 | 27,570 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C# | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Bolt;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion;Obsidian | Airtable;Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, that's totally shit | 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 | null |
27,570 | 27,571 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 26 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | System administrator | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 25 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | Astro;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Monday.com | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking, troubleshooting, understanding code. | 70,000 | null |
27,571 | 27,572 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C++;Python;Rust;Swift | C++;Dart;Python;Rust;Swift | C++;Python;Rust;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Documenting code | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | null | 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 | problem solving & high level design | null | 10 |
27,572 | 27,573 | 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 | 36 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 36 | 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 | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Redmine | GitHub;Redmine | GitHub;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Only for software I'm not familiar or use rarely | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Marketing | Language processing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | Prompt engineering may became like the coding in terms of complexity | null | 7 |
27,573 | 27,574 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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) | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 147,500 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
Roc | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Arch | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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, my work is far too complex far AI to get correctly. I would spend more time giving the AI enough context, and it would probably still get something wrong, than for me to do it myself. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Fundamental understanding of computer science principles. Getting the "correct" answer without being able to explain why, or the pros and cons is dangerous in the long run. | 147,500 | 8 |
27,574 | 27,575 | 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 | 7 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,575 | 27,576 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 95,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Vue.js;WordPress | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | 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 | null | Comment on 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 | It's a sign of the end times | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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... | Understand context in business specifics situations | 69,310 | 3 |
27,576 | 27,577 | 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 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical 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 | 3 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;DuckDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | pinecone
NA | Yes | Ansible;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vercel;Yarn | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Vercel | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Vercel | uv
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Next.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Next.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Sublime Text | Sublime Text | https://repoprompt.com/
https://repoprompt.com/ | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);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 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | to keep the understanding of codebase+business in their head | 190,598 | 5 |
27,577 | 27,578 | 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 | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 2 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 7,300 | Yes | JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C# | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | Sybase
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | null | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No we don't use that here. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or Info... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I hope so. It's more important to convince the business side of my workplace about this, which they might be very eager to use AI tools to save on development costs. | 7,300 | 5 |
27,578 | 27,579 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 6 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Kotlin | Kotlin | Kotlin | 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 | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | 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, it is still not part of my work. I try to write code by myself whenever I can. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | solution validity check, ability to clearly describe the requirements | 92,812 | 7 |
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27,580 | 27,581 | 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.) | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | 30 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 180,000 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Railway;Terraform;Yarn | Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Yarn | elastic, otel
elastic, otel | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Miro | 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 | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, and nowhere close to be, at most for some side tooling | No, but I 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | planning, architecture design, synchronizing with the product team, feasibility studies, devops engineering, complex debugging | 223,187 | 6 |
27,581 | 27,582 | 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 | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 12 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 10 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 4,200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Dart;Go;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Dart;Go;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
lmdb | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | uv, cmake
uv, meson | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Angular;Deno;Fastify;NestJS;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;WebStorm;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;WebStorm;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | diagrams.net
diagrams.net | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, it's too unreliable and privacy concerning | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 53,589 | 9 |
27,582 | 27,583 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;Python;TypeScript | C#;Go;Python;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Neo4J;Redis;Supabase;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | null | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, but I do prefer to write code manually | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | 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 | 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 | 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 | Qdrant;Pinecone | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Replit;Perplexity;Blackbox AI | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | People with a polymath type of personality will lead industry, by combining knowledge from different sectors and then solving a real world problem, or they are creating a new industry. | null | 5 |
27,583 | 27,584 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | Python | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access | BigQuery;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL | Microsoft Access | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | 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.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | null | Project planning;Writing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes. I use it when I get stuck and am unable to figure out the problem. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | Creative thinking and Leadership | null | null |
27,584 | 27,585 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | NetBeans
NetBeans | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | 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 week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor 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;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | 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 | General understanding on how a computer and software works, on the product(s) they work on, their interfaces, the infrastructure they use, and how they are being used. | 92,812 | 7 |
27,585 | 27,586 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 18 | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes, i use vibe coding to get my job done | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | 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 | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | Nope | null | Nope | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding the problem | 135,000 | 8 |
27,586 | 27,587 | 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.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ... | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 720,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Ada;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;OCaml;Prolog;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Purescript, Yaml
Closure, Purescript, Roc | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Datomic;DuckDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Cockroachdb;Valkey | MongoDB;Redis | NA
TigerBeetle | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Podman | Deno
Deno | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;Deno;Phoenix | Deno | NA
Htmx | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Zed | Zed | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Monday.com;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Lovable.dev | null | null | null | 111,975 | 8 |
27,587 | 27,588 | 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) | 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);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;Kotlin;Ruby;TypeScript | Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Angular;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | GitHub Copilot, Phind
GitHub Copilot | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | Debugging or fixing code | Other (write in): | Yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Prompt engineering; knowing how to communicate with LLMs to generate best results. And to use AI agents / AI integrations in the software development workflow. | null | 7 |
27,588 | 27,589 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 43 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | 47 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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27,589 | 27,590 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 9 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;SQLite | DuckDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | uv
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | 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 | Message Boards;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 daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I 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;When I need quick h... | null | 30,000 | null |
27,590 | 27,591 | 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.) | I prefer not to say | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 18 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 20 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | bash, XSLT, SPARQL
Julia | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | Apache Jena Fuseki, TDB2, BaseX
NA | Yes | APT;Make;npm;Vite | Make;npm;Vite | Make;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | Express;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | Express;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | Apache Jena
Apache Jena | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Kanboard
Kanboard | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | no | null | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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... | Working together as a team. Communicate with others persons. | null | null |
27,591 | 27,592 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 19 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 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 substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 18 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Reddit;X | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Other (write in): | Yes , i have started using AI tooling to "kick-off" my coding projects to get the base framework in place much faster than traditional coding, then debug, modify from there. Using AI to continue to fine tune functions while not providing sensitive data or variables. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Decision intelligence;IT operations;Cybersecurity | 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. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding fundamentals of the code and what its doing is still a must. | null | null |
27,592 | 27,593 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Books / Physical media | 6 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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27,593 | 27,594 | 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 (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);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);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,800,000 | Yes | Dart;Go;JavaScript;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Dart;Go | Dart;Go | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb | Cloud Firestore;Cockroachdb | Cloud Firestore;Cockroachdb | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Firebase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js | NestJS;Node.js | NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 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 at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 43,139 | 8 |
27,594 | 27,595 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Government | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 600,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Supabase | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Supabase | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;Next.js;React;WordPress | Drupal;Next.js;React;WordPress | Drupal;Next.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 6,974 | 8 |
27,595 | 27,596 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 0 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
27,596 | 27,597 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 35 | Project manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 16,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm | Composer;Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js | jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio | Notepad++;PhpStorm | Notepad++;PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | 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 week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | understanding the world and going ahead. AI is using human knowledge but not creative | 46,266 | null |
27,597 | 27,598 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Product manager | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 11 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL;VBA | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Pip | Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django;FastAPI;Vue.js | Django | NA
Htmx | null | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have 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. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem definition, business concerns, security and privacy, regulations | null | null |
27,598 | 27,599 | 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) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Saudi Arabia | SAR Saudi Arabian riyal | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code | null | 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 | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec ... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | problem solving, logical thinking, communication, | null | 7 |
27,599 | 27,600 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 32 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 44 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 740,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip | null | null | cmake, bazel
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | Gerrit
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;Other (please specify): | Human interaction, team work | 77,568 | 8 |
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