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2,800 | 2,801 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Malaysia | EUR European Euro | 63,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | Dataverse
Dataverse | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;WordPress | HTMX
HTMX | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio | Rider | Rider | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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2,801 | 2,802 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 23 | Other (please specify): | 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
Approach that I agree with | Ethical concerns
Lots of hype but little content | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
Ergonomy at the workplace | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 15 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 71,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python | HTML/CSS;Python | CoffeeScript, MoonScript
CoffeeScript, MoonScript | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Blazegraph, CouchDB
Blazegraph, Qlever, CouchDB | Yes | APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite;Yarn | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite | APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite | dnf, rpm, zypper
dnf, rpm, zypper | Yes | Angular;Django;jQuery | Django;jQuery | Django;jQuery | Underscore, Lodash, Backbone
Underscore, Backbone | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | null | null | emacs, TextMate
emacs | null | null | null | null | null | iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Codeberg
Codeberg | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Mastodon, Matrix
Mastodon, Matrix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | Ask a question
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 112,000 | Yes | C#;Java | C#;C++;Java;Rust | C#;Java | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Ansible;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Ansible;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Answer a question
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2,803 | 2,804 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Dart;Go | Dart;Go | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Supabase;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Supabase;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
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2,804 | 2,805 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 29 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 37 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more 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 | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;WordPress | Flask;jQuery | Flask;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | 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;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Fuck no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking and comprehension. We will still need people who can understand and evaluate the output of the AI tools. I've already fired one person who submitted a pull request that was obviously AI generated and made absolutely no sense for our environment. | 200,000 | null |
2,805 | 2,806 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Flask;React | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes and No. It is good for getting the initial structure created. I still have and (want to) play active role in development. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Systems thinking and design.
A surface level understanding of model architectures. | 135,000 | 4 |
2,806 | 2,807 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 20 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 103,000 | Yes | COBOL;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm | Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm | Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Next.js;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | Vertex AI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;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 | Learning new tools. | 75,147 | null |
2,807 | 2,808 | 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 | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | null | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | 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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers | null | null | Other (write in): | no it is not | 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 spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | none | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | abstraction, adaptability | null | 8 |
2,808 | 2,809 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Actively maintained | Other (please specify):
Closed source | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
Positive company culture | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Kotlin;Rust | Kotlin;Rust | Kotlin;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Android | GitHub;Jira;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;YouTrack | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | 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 | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Other (write in): | Hell no. I want to understand the problem, not throw shit at the wall and see what sticks. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Developing and maintaining large projects with complex requirements.
Writing code that's simple, reliable, and maintainable.
Knowing how to describe the actual problem.
Communication and collaboration with multiple stakeholders. | 200,000 | 4 |
2,809 | 2,810 | 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.) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
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 | 15 | 10 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 627,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS | HTML/CSS | APL
APL | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | GitHub Pages
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Dyalog
Dyalog | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Microsoft Teams
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange;Hacker News;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 per month or monthly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No. | 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 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: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | Ability to think. | 97,511 | 9 |
2,810 | 2,811 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Data or business analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Insurance | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 85,000 | Yes | Python;R;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Splunk | Cloudflare;Docker | Cloudflare | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per month or weekly | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 85,000 | null |
2,811 | 2,812 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 24 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 8 | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Rust;Zig | null | FreePascal/Lazarus
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | null | APT;Gradle;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | It's not part of my work | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | Critical thinking, problem analysis, real-world experience and creativity | 40,605 | 8 |
2,812 | 2,813 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 1,200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | DuckDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform | Helm
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | 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;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);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 | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I am trying to vibe code for work! It's easier for home/hobby projects. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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 improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | Honeycomb;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Wiz | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Architecture. Understanding customer use cases and making trade offs accordingly. | 1,200,000 | 3 |
2,813 | 2,814 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Python | Apex
Apex | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog | Datadog | Datadog | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | LWC
LWC | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Exchange | Stack Exchange | Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes , promting AI to do the work while you chill and have pints | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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: | null | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | Agentforce | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | AI would eat most of Software enginnering jobs. We already laid ppl off due to AI | 149,756 | 4 |
2,814 | 2,815 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
No AI | Prohibitive pricing
AI | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Python;SQL;VBA | C#;C++ | C# | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed 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. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 help troubleshooting | All | null | null |
2,815 | 2,816 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 30 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 175,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Java;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Clickhouse | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | 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 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 | The same | 238,248 | 3 |
2,816 | 2,817 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 6 | DevOps engineer or professional | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust | NA
NA | null | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Morality , critical thinking, soft skills, philosophy, mathematics | null | null |
2,817 | 2,818 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB | DuckDB | DuckDB | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Terraform | APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes | pixi
pixi | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | Shiny
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | RStudio
NA | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The same skills that we have today. | 70,000 | 7 |
2,818 | 2,819 | 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 | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | trino; iceberg
trino; iceberg | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Terraform | nomad
nomad | Yes | null | null | null | streamlit
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | lmao no. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 60,328 | 6 |
2,819 | 2,820 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 63,060 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | CFML, SCSS
CFML, SCSS | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Webpack | APT;Cloudflare;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Webpack | NA
GitLab CI/CD | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Node.js;React;WordPress | Node.js;React;WordPress | ColdBox
ColdBox | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Sometimes I use vibe coding, though the quality of the output is not on a par with manual coding. That means, often there's still a lot of refinement necessary. There are different reasons for this like halluzinations, not following the instructions, using outdated code constructs, or me not providing sufficient context. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Knowing how to code yourself and understanding code produced by others (including AI) will still be important. Also, learning about knew developments regarding your programming language or platform of choice will still be important, as I don't see AI tools to pick up those new features quickly enough. | 73,159 | 8 |
2,820 | 2,821 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 14 | Academic researcher | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | C++;Java;Python;R | C++;Python;R | C++;Python;R | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 50,000 | null |
2,821 | 2,822 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 22 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 400,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Lua;Python;Rust | Lua;Python;Rust | Lua;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip | APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip | APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | RustRover | RustRover | RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;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 | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | 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;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 | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 400,000 | 8 |
2,822 | 2,823 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 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 ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 240,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;F# | C# | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | cmake
NA | 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 | CLion
CLion | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | 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 | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 240,000 | 7 |
2,823 | 2,824 | 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 | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 0 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Delphi;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | npm;Vite | npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I'm not a vibe coder, I exactly know the goal I'm aiming for. But I value my LLM-buddy as sparring partner for brain-storming and as critical mind (It already "knows" how to be a good critique) in our pair-programming process. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub 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 | Problem-Solving, Programming- and Project-Management Experience. People Skills. | 87,011 | 8 |
2,824 | 2,825 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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 | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Cloudflare;MSBuild;NuGet | Cloudflare;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | HTMX
HTMX | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code | Testing code | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding requirements | 87,011 | 7 |
2,825 | 2,826 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more 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 | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 245,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python | HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Splunk | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text | PyCharm;Sublime Text | PyCharm;Sublime Text | goland
goland | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;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 | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | 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 monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Customer service support | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 help troubleshooting | All of them, AI is not replacing anything | 245,000 | 6 |
2,826 | 2,827 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 20 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 8 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Heroku;npm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Heroku;npm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Heroku;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;VSCodium | Claude Code;Cursor;VSCodium | Claude Code;Cursor;VSCodium | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | 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;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, vibe coding is not part of my own personal workflow. I feel comfortable enough in code to simply start coding what I need. If I come to a roadblock, then I simply deal with the block... which may or may not involve AI. I tend to Google for information first, and this gives me lots of context and perspectives. If I have trouble with Googling and doc-reading, then I'll consider AI. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | Design & system design, interpretation and communication between humans (ie customers and partners), storytelling, being technologists as in having intuitive knowledge about technologies and domains and what to leverage | 72,958 | 7 |
2,827 | 2,828 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | 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
Sustainable - will exist for a long time | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Hypersonic
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Gradle;npm;Pip | APT;Cloudflare;Gradle;npm;Pip | APT;Cloudflare;Gradle;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;WordPress | React | React | JSP, YUI, Clay UI
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No, it would not be up to my standards as a professional | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Clarifying requirements and edge cases - what your client really wants.
Design thinking - thinking outside the box to design a software tool that is maximally easy to use and helpful in solving a real-world problem.
Architecting systems to be flexible and adapt easily to future changes.
Understanding how systems/technology stacks integrate with each other.
Ability to think precisely. | null | 7 |
2,828 | 2,829 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 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 | Ask a question
NA | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
2,829 | 2,830 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 8 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 310,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | APL
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 84,599 | 8 |
2,830 | 2,831 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
Overemphasis on AI or AI agents | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Elixir;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | Papyrus
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | IndexedDB
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | Hono
Hono | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;ChromeOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. The closest I get is modifying an existing substrate project or premade template to create a template better suit my specific use case, but the result is always very much a template and nowhere near a complete software project. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | I do not believe that Large Language Models specifically have the capacity to provide consistent enough output to be useful enough to replace me. I expect a number of lawsuits to be filed as a result of errors caused by the negligent use of LLM-based AI tools, especially as developers (and non-developers) begin to place more trust in them. The industry will then swing the other direction and cut back on AI way more than it needs to, and will eventually plateau somewhere below the current usage level portrayed by pop programmer culture. It's the Gartner hype cycle. | null | null |
2,831 | 2,832 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | iRite
iRite | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;Snowflake;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;npm;NuGet;Pip | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;NuGet | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Blazor | Blazor | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | We do not use AI for development purposes because our scopes of work extend into new methodologies that usually warrant an extended period of research to find solutions. LL models consistently fail to produce code based on well defined but highly complex tasks. It will often create nonexistent functions to complete the majority and then fully define the simplest and most obvious modules. | 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. | 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 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 | Discernment and experience within the industry. Fundamentals of time complexity and algorithms will still be useful. | null | 8 |
2,832 | 2,833 | I am learning to code | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 1 | Developer, mobile | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 3 | Republic of Korea | KRW South Korean won | 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 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Less than one year | Daily or almost daily | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
2,833 | 2,834 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 16 | Developer, QA or test | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Pip | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows;Debian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | 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 | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 | 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 help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Substantially the same skills as today. I do not anticipate AI tools becoming more capable. | null | 6 |
2,834 | 2,835 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 5 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;R;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;R;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;R;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | RStudio
RStudio, Positron | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
2,835 | 2,836 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | 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 | 20 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | Apex
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;Oracle | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Flask;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
Echo | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 100,000 | 6 |
2,836 | 2,837 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 11 | Developer, mobile | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | null | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;npm;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Gradle | Cloudflare;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;WordPress | Spring Boot | null | Ktor
Ktor | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++ | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++ | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null |
2,837 | 2,838 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Poetry;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Ruby on Rails | Astro;Laravel;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
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;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, vibe coding is for side projects where there's less of a long-term maintenance burden. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | 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. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Deep understanding of complicated systems and industry experience | 250,000 | 9 |
2,838 | 2,839 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 | 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 Stack Exchange | 10 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 3 | Armenia | AMD Armenian dram | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, partially | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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.;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 | ChromaDB | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | GitHub 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creativity | null | 8 |
2,839 | 2,840 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;Zig | Assembly;HTML/CSS;Rust;Zig;Gleam | Assembly;HTML/CSS;Rust;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Kubernetes;Podman | Cargo;Podman | Cargo;Podman | nix, zig
nix, zig | Yes | Django | Django;Axum | Django | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Zed | null | helix, RAD Studio
helix | null | null | null | null | null | Android;NixOS | Windows;NixOS | GitHub | null | null | Assembla
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Mastodon
Mastodon | 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 | null | 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;Other (write in): | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | The ability to fully understand a module/component and how it integrates with other components
Understanding of requirements in general | null | null |
2,840 | 2,841 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 14 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 115,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Lisp;MicroPython;Python;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Python;Zig | Scheme
Scheme | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip;Yarn | APT;Docker;Pacman | APT;Docker;Pacman | Uv
Uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Zulip
Zulip | 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;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem Solving | 115,000 | 9 |
2,841 | 2,842 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | 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 | 33 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;Rust | C++;Rust | C++;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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 | Requirements gathering | 150,000 | 6 |
2,842 | 2,843 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Other (please specify):
Inclusion of AI or other ethical concerns | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 280,000 | Yes | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Kotlin;Ruby;TypeScript | Kotlin;Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Other (write in): | No. Vibe coding is terrible. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify):;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Thinking | 204,283 | 2 |
2,843 | 2,844 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Prolog;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | FirebirdSQL
FirebirdSQL | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | Delphi 11+ | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Red Hat | Redmine | Redmine | Redmine | 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 | No | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 35,584 | 8 |
2,844 | 2,845 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 25 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 12 | Peru | PEN Peruvian sol | 0 | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Delphi;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | V lang
zig | Yes | Cassandra;DuckDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | arangodb
mongodb | null | APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Kubernetes;MSBuild;Netlify;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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;Other (write in): | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | no, for playing mabe | 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.;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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | deep software programming basics as it might tend to become an obscure thing for new programmers | null | null |
2,845 | 2,846 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 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) | 3 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 78,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
Go | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I think it is very useful because it helps developers to save time in easy functions that an LLM can solve easily | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | Vertex AI | o | Wiz | no | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | copilot | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Yes | 4,106 | 7 |
2,846 | 2,847 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 58 | Applied scientist | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 20,000 | Yes | MATLAB;Python | Scala | null | Python
scala | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | DNA | 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | data retrieval, research prolems | 20,000 | 8 |
2,847 | 2,848 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 15 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 260,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Clickhouse;Valkey | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | RocksDB, LevelDB
RocksDB, LevelDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | 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.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 169,024 | 6 |
2,848 | 2,849 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 15 | 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 | Reliability and low latency
Support/documentation | 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 | 5 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | TypeScript | TypeScript | Apex
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Salesforce Aura, Salesforce LWC
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Jira | Confluence;Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Only in an exploratory fashion. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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.;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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Reasoning, instincts, moral decisions | 94,846 | 8 |
2,849 | 2,850 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Delphi;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Advantage Database
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Delphi 12+ Athens | Tailwind CSS 4;Delphi 12+ Athens | Tailwind CSS 4;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | null | 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 | null | 100,000 | 5 |
2,850 | 2,851 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 40 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 500,000 | Yes | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 500,000 | 10 |
2,851 | 2,852 | 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 | 36 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 36 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Delphi;HTML/CSS;SQL;Swift | Delphi;HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL;Swift | Delphi;HTML/CSS;SQL;Swift | Objective-C
Objective-C | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Parse
Parse | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I use AI to answer specific technical questions | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Talking to other humans | null | 10 |
2,852 | 2,853 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 22 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;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 | 6 | 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 12,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman;Supabase | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | It is not part and I really don't want to deal with that. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | Haystack | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 36,435 | 10 |
2,853 | 2,854 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);OCaml;Rust | GDScript;Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
CRDB | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch;NixOS | iOS;iPadOS;Red Hat | GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | ActivityPub
ActivityPub | 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 | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely fucking not and I'm offended that you even asked | 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 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 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 | Much the same. OpenAI et al will pop and we'll be left with a mess of barely even junior dev tier work that nobody understands or can be held accountable to. | 250,000 | 7 |
2,854 | 2,855 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 45 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | ILE-RPG
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | Asana;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Bolt.new | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 8 |
2,855 | 2,856 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 38,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++ | Bash/Shell (all shells);C# | XAML
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker;MSBuild | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | It's not part of my development work | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | 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 | Architecting solutions, writing efficient code, understanding how things work "under the hood", knowing patterns. | 44,086 | 7 |
2,856 | 2,857 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 10 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Scala;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understand the bussiness core rules and the context of the application | 5,461 | 8 |
2,857 | 2,858 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 18 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 180,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | APT;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | APT;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;React;Spring Boot | Astro;React;Spring Boot | Astro;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Odoo;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Odoo;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;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 | sometimes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | the programming never died | 9,475 | 10 |
2,858 | 2,859 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | null | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | null | 12 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;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 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creativity | null | null |
2,859 | 2,860 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Romania | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Lua;Python;SQL | Assembly;C;Elixir;Go;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;Mojo;Gleam | Go;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | null | FastAPI | Svelte;Axum | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;RustRover;VSCodium | Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Fedora;NixOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I am not "vibe coding". | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Redis;Qdrant;ChromaDB;pgvector | n8n | Ollama;LangChain;Haystack | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | Deepseek, Mistral, Phi | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | infrastructure, Kubernetes, architecture, being an ace of all trades | 92,812 | null |
2,860 | 2,861 | 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 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 42 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | null | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS | Bash/Shell (all shells) | jq
jq | Yes | Oracle | Oracle;PostgreSQL | Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CakePHP
HTMX, Alpine.js | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | 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 | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | No, it isn't. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Technical (and non-technical) creativity | 92,812 | null |
2,861 | 2,862 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | 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 | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Debian | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Daily or almost daily | Job board | Other (write in):
Viewing the question/answer that brought me to the site | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Ha. 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.;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 | 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 | Other (please specify): | People skills. Understanding problems and solutions / actually being able to write code and solve problems. | null | 7 |
2,862 | 2,863 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | 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) | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 0 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 140,000 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence | Confluence | Confluence | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Testing code;Search for answers | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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.;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 want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Know how to promptly the ai | 102,142 | 8 |
2,863 | 2,864 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 42 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift | null | null | Cython
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Homebrew;Pip;Poetry | null | null | pipx
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, 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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | not al all | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Making trustworthy and ethical software | 130,019 | 9 |
2,864 | 2,865 | 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) | 26 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 71,600 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js;WordPress | Vue.js;WordPress | Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;ChromeOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, it's not. | 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 | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions | Coding, debuging and so on. | 13,034 | 8 |
2,865 | 2,866 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 training;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 | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 7 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;PowerShell;Python;SQL | awk
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | null | 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 weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Communication | null | 7 |
2,866 | 2,867 | 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 | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 44 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB | Cosmos DB | Cosmos DB | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Splunk | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Splunk | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;WebStorm | Notepad++;Visual Studio;WebStorm | Notepad++;Visual Studio;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | null | null | null | 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 | Recognizing problems and forming a good user experience to solve them. | null | 10 |
2,867 | 2,868 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python | Dart;Kotlin;Python | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Pip | APT;Pip | APT;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;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 | 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 platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting | Unsure | null | null |
2,868 | 2,869 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 25 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 25 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | R;Rust;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | AngularJS | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | 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);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | Raycast Ray-1
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Other (write in): | yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | abstract, out-of-the-box thinking | null | null |
2,869 | 2,870 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 205,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;Erlang;Go;PowerShell;SQL | Delphi;Rust;SQL | Delphi;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;npm | Chocolatey;Docker | Chocolatey;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | RAD Studio
RAD Studio | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | NO! | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | Common sense, design aesthetics, UX | 205,000 | 8 |
2,870 | 2,871 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 26 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
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 | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Scala;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Scala;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Scala;SQL | Haskell, PureScript
Haskell, PureScript | Yes | MongoDB;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | Halogen
Halogen | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
2,871 | 2,872 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 43,097 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;VBA | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Microsoft Azure | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Other (write in):
Find solutions to similar problems I have encountered. | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, while possibly good at generating ideas, my experience has been that AI writes horrible code. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Adherence to standards, verifying human experiences, and edge cases | 43,097 | null |
2,872 | 2,873 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 16 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 24 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | South Korea | KRW South Korean won | 400,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Assembly;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Python;Rust;Swift | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | OpenSCAD
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | Python uv
Python uv | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | FastAPI;Flask;React;Svelte | FastAPI;Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model | c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic | Polars;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About 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;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Only for generating example codes for trying new library or frameworks | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Having deep domain knowledge of obscure areas that their codes are mostly not publicly available, including high frequency trading, embedded, robotics.
Being able to plan and execute development processes that require offline activities including hardware configuration or human interaction: again, embedded programming or robotics. | 293,971 | 10 |
2,873 | 2,874 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | null | null | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 1,000,000 | Yes | 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 | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;ChromeOS | Airtable;Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | Airtable;Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | Airtable;Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Ok | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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 InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;mem0 | null | Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft);IBM watsonx.ai;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus;Wiz | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT | H | 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 | Yes afcoz | 272,298 | null |
2,874 | 2,875 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 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);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 | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
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 | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Poetry;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Poetry;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Next.js;React;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | SvelteKit
SvelteKit | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu | Asana;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | null | 120,000 | 10 |
2,875 | 2,876 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;Python;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;Python;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Redis | etcd
etcd | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 75,410 | 8 |
2,876 | 2,877 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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);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 | 40 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Nano;Notepad++ | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null |
2,877 | 2,878 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 46 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | null | Yes | Ada;C#;C++;JavaScript | Ada;C# | Ada;C# | C#,C++,javascript
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 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 7 |
2,878 | 2,879 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 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 tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 300,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Lisp;Lua;Python;R;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;DuckDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;PostgreSQL | Qdrant
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
Emacs | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Polars | null | null | null | iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn | LinkedIn | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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.;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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Interpersonal relations (“Soft-skills”) | 54,611 | null |
2,879 | 2,880 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 39 | 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 | 46 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | DirectX | null | Windows;Android | Windows | null | null | null | Perforce Helix
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
When I visit Stackoverflow, I just search and read (sometimes for half an hour), I don't interact. | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;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 | Other (write in): | Not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | In my line of work (R&D with emphasis on R), normally when we start a project, we don't really know how to solve the problem, let alone code it into software. The skill to refine the question is not part of the coding corpus fed to LLMs. However, I see AI tools helping to weed out hypothesis, test ideas, etc. But there is no way currently to say "write a code that would do such and such". I see future AI tools being used to bounce and explore quickly some ideas. I have already used Deepseek and ChatGPT for just that with interesting results.
The "existing code analysis" or "code suggestions based on a task" were however abysmally useless. | null | 10 |
2,880 | 2,881 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 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) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
open source | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | 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 | 20 | 100 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;NuGet;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;NuGet;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;WordPress | Blazor | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No currently not - yet. Im using it heavily for private projects tho. I think im currently writing my last pieces of code by hand... this will not be done by people anymore. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | conceptual planning. high level implementation how processes should work and where we want ot have things | 58,007 | 7 |
2,881 | 2,882 | 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.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Developer, front-end | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;F#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;WordPress | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, definitely not! | 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. | 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. | 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 | Deep domain knowledge, structured programming architecture, collaboration, logical reasoning | null | 3 |
2,882 | 2,883 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 38 | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 45 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 60,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing 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 | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Systems thinking, architecture, writing tests | 81,685 | 9 |
2,883 | 2,884 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 29 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 200,000 | Yes | C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;VBA | null | null | FPC, Lazarus
Innosetup | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Elasticsearch | null | Firebird
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | C++Builder, Delphi, Lazarus
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | C++Builder 12+ Athens | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Create real solutions based on creativity | 36,407 | 9 |
2,884 | 2,885 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 30 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Amazon Bedrock | c++23;Amazon Bedrock | c++23;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;Jira;Trello | 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 | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Systems architecture and analysis, or "solution crafting". | null | 0 |
2,885 | 2,886 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 35 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 45 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | couchbase
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
2,886 | 2,887 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 23 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Lisp;Python;Ruby;Rust | Assembly;C;Elixir;F#;Go;Lisp;OCaml | Lisp | Odin, Forth
Odin, Forth | Yes | MySQL | Datomic;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Pacman;Podman | Cargo | uv
uv | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Node.js;React | null | null | wasm
wasm | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub | Wikis | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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: | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | The ability to solve problems, interpret needs, and focus on what matters most. | 125,000 | 9 |
2,887 | 2,888 | 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);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 48 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | 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 | 4 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;Delphi;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | InterBase
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
2,888 | 2,889 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | 2 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js | Django;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PhpStorm;Sublime Text | NA
datagrip | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | MacOS | Airtable;Asana;Coda;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Miro | holst
holst | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | it looks like some companies are starting to request this, but at the moment I'm not doing it for work purposes, although sometimes I do for personal projects | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | 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 | given that, as of now, AI cannot stitch together a large and complex application, the ability to perform it will remain valuable, even when using AI for developing smaller pieces of it. Also interacting with external APIs is something that AI doesn't shine on, and real life logic (such as using a predefined flag for X or Y reason) is still ahead of its comprehension | 69,609 | 8 |
2,889 | 2,890 | 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 | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 31 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 162,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Windows | GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | No. | 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 security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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 quick help troubleshooting | writing efficient prompts, knowing programming languages, knowing frameworks, knowing databases | 44,210 | 7 |
2,890 | 2,891 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Other (please specify):
Not fun to use | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Elixir;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | C;Elixir;GDScript;Go;Lua;OCaml;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | C;Elixir;GDScript;Go;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Haskell
Haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
SurrealDB | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Google Cloud;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Make | Bun;Cargo;Make | Nix
Nix | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Express;Phoenix;React;Svelte;Axum | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Phoenix;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Phoenix;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Supermaven
Supermaven | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;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 | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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. | 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 | Communication, problem-solving, architecting, management | 40,000 | null |
2,891 | 2,892 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 160,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Express;Flask;Next.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Astro;Svelte | Astro;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | NA
NA | hostinger;RAG | hostinger;RAG | hostinger;RAG | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | IBM watsonx.ai | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | Augment | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | 104,015 | 6 |
2,892 | 2,893 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 22 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 14 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | Markdown
Markdown | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Poetry;Vite | Docker;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | null | Astro;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | 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 | 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 | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | null | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. Tried it several times. Too much work. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | OpenAI agents SDK | null | OpenAI agents SDK | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | Windsurf | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | Planning, designing, organizing ideas, being human, knowing humans, caring about humans, being accountable. | 140,000 | 10 |
2,893 | 2,894 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | 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 | 29 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | 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 | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Brain | 300,000 | 10 |
2,894 | 2,895 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | Yes | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Job board | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, I use it all the time | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | problem solving skills | null | 10 |
2,895 | 2,896 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | Databricks SQL;Snowflake | Databricks SQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Datadog;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm | Notepad++;PyCharm | Notepad++;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. I'd fire anyone who did it if I could. | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 165,000 | null |
2,896 | 2,897 | 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 | 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;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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 6 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Scala;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Ada;C#;COBOL;Delphi;Fortran;Go;Java;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Scala;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Ada;C#;COBOL;Delphi;Fortran;Go;Java;Kotlin;Lisp;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Scala;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Tcl, Free Pascal, Forth, Oberon, Modula-2, D, Nim, Oxygene, Raku, Smalltalk
Tcl, Clojure, Crystal, Oberon, Free Pascal, Modula-2, D, Haskell, Verilog, VHDL, Nim, Oxygene, Red, Raku, Smalltalk | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Firebird, Interbase
Firebird, Interbase | Yes | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Ninja;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Symfony;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Lazarus, RAD Studio
Lazarus, RAD Studio | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Substack | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
2,897 | 2,898 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 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 | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 25 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 115,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | unsure
unsure | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;Vue.js;WordPress | Vue.js;WordPress | Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text | RStudio, CodeLite
RStudio, CodeLite | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Fedora | MacOS;Fedora | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab | Airtable;GitHub | Slack
Slack | Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Exchange | Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Other (write in):
Go to Stack Exchange | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Only at its most basic level (like generating pseudo-code or example code). It should not be a replacement for actual developers, considering it makes far too many mistakes and doesn't always translate the English properly. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Communication, design, workflow, project management, etc. etc. | 115,000 | null |
2,898 | 2,899 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 39 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
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 | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Perl;Python | C++;Rust | C++ | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub | null | null | Gitea
Gitea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | 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 | Chat (people) | Other (write in):
Read an answer | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
2,899 | 2,900 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 14 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 1 | France | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Kotlin;Python;SQL | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Homebrew;Make | Gradle;Homebrew | Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio | Android Studio | Android Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | Notion | Notion | NA
NA | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Slack (public channels, not work) | Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | 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;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code | null | Search for answers | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Dust | null | Dust | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | null | 87,011 | 6 |
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