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28,500 | 28,501 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
Presence of AI or AI agent | null | 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 | null | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Supabase | Supabase | Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;npm;Vite | Docker;npm;Vite | Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Drupal;Laravel;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Drupal;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to | 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | Java;SQL | RPG
RPG | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse | Rational Developer for IBM i
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | Cargo;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus | Cargo;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus | Nix
Nix | Yes | Spring Boot;Vue.js;Axum | Axum | Axum | leptos, dioxus, htmx
leptos, actix, htmx | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Zed | NA
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NA | Discord;YouTube | Discord | Discord | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;npm | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase | Cloudflare;Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | F#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | NA
Julia | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
Firebolt | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker | NA
Apache Airflow | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | 8 |
28,505 | 28,506 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | 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 | 6 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Svelte, Kotlin, Swift
Flutter | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | SWE-1
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I don't think so. It's still my code, juste AI gets me really faster to the finish line than I would alone. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 34,804 | 7 |
28,506 | 28,507 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | 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, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | 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 | 2 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 235,872 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Coding challenges | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Anything that is remotely complex. Generative AI will never be able to think like human. It's not true intelligence. | 64,369 | 7 |
28,507 | 28,508 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;OCaml;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,508 | 28,509 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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 | 10 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Maven (build tool);NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | coolify
coolify | Yes | ASP.NET;Blazor;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 | Yes, somewhat | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no, just for questions or solving a specific problem | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;v0.dev;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | inventing new stuff | null | 9 |
28,509 | 28,510 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 31 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 8 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Fortran;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;Lisp;OCaml;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Rust | NA
FORTH | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
rdx | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman | Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | Cargo;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | dioxus, leptos
dioxus, makepad | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I dabble sometimes in vibe coding when testing new LLMs but in general do not use it - it's like having an imbecile junior developer and trying to explain in frustratingly detailed steps what to do, but he fails to perform these steps correctly anyway. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | qwen, zed claude | 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 | Having an actual understanding | 116,015 | 9 |
28,510 | 28,511 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Coding Bootcamp;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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 40,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Scala;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Scala;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Scala;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET;Django;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET;Django;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Simple text editor:)
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | It’s when code come to your mind as a song and you write in very easily | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Customer service support | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Really understanding of development | 959 | 8 |
28,511 | 28,512 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | Other (please specify):
ignore this question, I wanted to skip it but I'm unable to delete my selection for this question | No | null | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | F#;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Rust;SQL | Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Trino, SIGNAL
NA | Yes | Podman | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js;Axum | Vue.js;Axum | Vue.js;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | RustRover;Visual Studio Code | RustRover;Visual Studio Code | RustRover;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | 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 | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | 4 |
28,512 | 28,513 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Prolog;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;MSBuild;Pacman;Pip;Podman | APT;Docker;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Copilot
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I only really use generative AI for things like generating code for matplotlib graphs or similar because it's a routine task and I don't know the syntax well. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Probably knowledge of system design and some fundamental CS skills. I think it will be more important to know how to design and understand complex systems than know how to use a specific framework. | null | null |
28,513 | 28,514 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,514 | 28,515 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 1 | Student | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Odoo | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
just joined | Not sure | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Project planning;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | cyber security | null | null |
28,515 | 28,516 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Support engineer or analyst | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;C++;COBOL;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | 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 | creativity | 58,007 | null |
28,516 | 28,517 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 32 | 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 | 36 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,517 | 28,518 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 500,000 | Yes | Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL | Interbase, Firebird
Interbase, Firebird | Yes | Docker | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | Confluence | Confluence | Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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 collaboratio... | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 77,760 | 9 |
28,518 | 28,519 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 12 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 56,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | sqlite
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Fastify;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony | Django;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;React | Django;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;mem0 | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;AgentGPT;Tabnine;Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer | 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 | 10,194 | 6 |
28,519 | 28,520 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Applied scientist | 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 | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | C#;C++;MATLAB;Python | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | 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 | 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, but I plan to soon | 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;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | 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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or 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 | 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 | Deeper understanding of problem domains and user requirements. High level architectural understanding of code, correctness and technical debt. | null | 9 |
28,520 | 28,521 | 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 | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Documentation | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;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 | Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Search for answers | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 5 |
28,521 | 28,522 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Other (please specify):
pointless AI integration | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 77,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;GDScript;Python | C#;Python | SPARQL
SPARQL | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Amazon Neptune, Marklogic
Amazon Neptune | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | pdm, uv
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Asana;GitHub | Asana;GitHub | Asana;GitHub | bitbucket
bitbucket | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | 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 | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | solution architecture, inovation | 104,829 | 6 |
28,522 | 28,523 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 12,600 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | 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;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 | Testing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I don't think vibe coding can benefit my work by being faster, more accurate or fitting my way of organising my projects better than simply mme doing it myself. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Organization and building scalable projects is the most clear example I can think of. Many times AI can add new features withouting rewriting the whole structure/existing code and many times deletes features while doing so and creates bugs elsewhere. Developers that don't completely understand how their project is stru... | 14,618 | 3 |
28,523 | 28,524 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 250,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Scala;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;TypeScript | GDScript
GDScript | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis | Dynamodb;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis | MySQL;Neo4J;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Pop!_OS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;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 week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | not really | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | JetBrains Junie | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving | 61,171 | 8 |
28,524 | 28,525 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 58,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Ansible;APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite | APT;Docker;Gradle;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite | rush.js
rush.js | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I don't vibe code. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor... | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | '- Soft skills
- Software architecture
- Software security
- Understanding how code works (except syntax) | 67,289 | 8 |
28,525 | 28,526 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | Developer, game or graphics | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 3,700 | Yes | C++;SQL | null | null | UE Blueprints
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | 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 | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | 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 | 89 | 7 |
28,526 | 28,527 | 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 | 42 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 42 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,527 | 28,528 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 23 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
knowledge | Inefficient or time-costly
unmaintained | 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 | 5 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 116,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | conda
conda | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm | Notepad++;PyCharm | Notepad++;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | 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, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No. It have its merits but is not sustainable as it is because part of the original "teaching inputs" are generated by coders but promotes non-coders growing in the relevant area of expertise. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I 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 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 | null | 21,116 | 8 |
28,528 | 28,529 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding chal... | 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);Games or coding chal... | 3 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Viet Nam | USD United States dollar | 30 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Oracle Cloud
Oracle Cloud | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Neovim;PhpStorm;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Neovim;PhpStorm;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Trello | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Trello | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer 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 | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | With me, vibe coding is a part of my development work. I don't know how to do in another language. We can use vibe coding to have a good workflow or code. It's good for quickly resolving problems or having an MVP version | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama;LangChain;Haystack | null | Sentry;New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Programming skills are still valuable for developers, because it is the basis of a developer. If developers have no coding skills, strongly agree with the AI solution, it is dangerous for software, communication skills. | 30 | 7 |
28,529 | 28,530 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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);Books / Physical media | 1 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Erlang;Python;R;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle;Substack | Kaggle | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | null | Predictive analytics | 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 monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Neo4j | null | CrewAI;LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
28,530 | 28,531 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Free & open source | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Latvia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It somewhat is. I'd say the nitty gritty details / boring stuff of churning out code are getting now delegated to LLM prompts if textual description is significantly less hard than doing the code itself. Exchanging ideas for system efficiency/structure improvements. Giving more mental capacity for architecture, correct... | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Being on top of the project. Able to troubleshoot tricky things. "Thinking outside the ~~box~~ code" / more broadly. Being able to work when AI tools are temporarily unavailable. Making good decisions. | null | null |
28,531 | 28,532 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 5 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 380,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | H2;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfo... | 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 | Complex problem solving | 87,304 | 8 |
28,532 | 28,533 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | System administrator | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | null | null | C#;SQL;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Not sure | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot;Blackbox AI | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
28,533 | 28,534 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;COBOL;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | COBOL;Go;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | COBOL;Go;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;IBM DB2;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;Prometheus | Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | null | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | Windows;Android | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 46,406 | 8 |
28,534 | 28,535 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exch... | 16 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 10 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;jQuery;React | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;RAG | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;RAG | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | Semantic Kernel;OpenRouter;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | 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 | 58,007 | 8 |
28,535 | 28,536 | 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 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Data engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | Docker | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, people who vibe-code are not developers. The AI is. | 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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 2 |
28,536 | 28,537 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled ap... | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 120,000 | 9 |
28,537 | 28,538 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,538 | 28,539 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., Universit... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Go;Rust;TypeScript | C#;C++;Go;Rust;TypeScript | C#;C++;Go;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Rider;Zed | Rider | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;NixOS | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;Bluesky;X;YouTube | Discord;Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | absolutely not, and I will personally make sure that nobody ever gets hired here who only uses LLMs to create code | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | reasoning about the impact of a change based on side-effects that it might have. A small change can often break some user's UX. If an AI agent cannot reason about this, I don't want it. | 55,687 | 9 |
28,539 | 28,540 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 8,640 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;PHP;Rust;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;NuGet;Podman;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Podman;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Docker;Podman;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI | null | null | Rocket
Rocket | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. I use AI to assist my codeflow, but I do not vibecode. I have tried it before, it was not accurate enough for me to apply it in a broader context. | 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. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, abstract thinking, logical and mathematical thinking capabilities. I think this will be even more prominent than now, becasuse AI systems will get better, or even unbeatable in the simplest things very fast. | 10,713 | 7 |
28,540 | 28,541 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 2,500,000 | Yes | Python | C++;Python | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Soft skills | 2,651 | null |
28,541 | 28,542 | 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 | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 27 | Data scientist | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 25 | Iceland | ISK Icelandic krona | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Pip;Podman | APT;Docker;Pip | Uv
Uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
28,542 | 28,543 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am 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 | null | null | 3 | Database administrator or engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Manufacturing | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 14,560 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C;C++;JavaScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | null | Microsoft Azure;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | nope | 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | 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 | quickly analyzing code
completely notating code so it is easy to read
making many smaller pieces work together in a project in such a way that the project can scale well | 14,560 | 8 |
28,543 | 28,544 | 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.) | Student | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 25,000 | Yes | Fortran;MATLAB;Python;R | C++;Fortran;Python;R | Fortran;Python;R | Stan
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | Github Codespaces
Github Codespaces | 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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Github Copilot
Github Copilot | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;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 | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | More high-level planning and innovative low-level implementations, less work spent on routine tasks | 34,035 | null |
28,544 | 28,545 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | 3 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js | Deno;Django;NestJS;Node.js | NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Miro | GitHub;Miro | GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really, I only vibe code very specific small parts or check for possible errors. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Thinking algorithmically and having underlying understanding to recognize whether AI output is correct or not. | 69,609 | 8 |
28,545 | 28,546 | I am learning to code | Prefer not to say | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10,000 | 3 | Micronesia, Federated States of... | USD United States dollar | 9,223,372,036,854,776,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
Bussin GriddyCode | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Other (write in): | idk | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | using the computer | null | null |
28,546 | 28,547 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 5 | Other (please specify): | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 37,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Prolog;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Uipath Studio
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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 | If I have to tackle something I have little experience in, such as pwershell, I may do some 'vibe coding' to get something up and working, but not generally | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | null | 50,372 | 6 |
28,547 | 28,548 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | GDScript;Python | GDScript;Python | GDScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
28,548 | 28,549 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Insurance | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet | Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;React | jQuery;React | jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Other (write in): | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most signif... | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 80,254 | 7 |
28,549 | 28,550 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 43,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;OCaml;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
Haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec ... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Defining requirements, scope, and architecture of a project. | 43,000 | 7 |
28,550 | 28,551 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 42 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 42 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 53,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Prolog;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Ada;HTML/CSS;Prolog | Ada;HTML/CSS;Prolog | picat
picat | Yes | Oracle | MongoDB;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Chocolatey;Docker;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker | alire
alire | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;VSCodium | GNAT Studio
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Markdown File | Teams
Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;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 | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | It cannot be. LLMs cannot reliably produce or comprehend the algorithms we rely on in our software. We have evidence of this. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed ab... | 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;Other (please specify): | Developers will need to develop an even larger range of skills, that will encompass (and embrace) the world of AI-assisted programming. For a long time, human developers will need to be able to verify and correct machine-generated software. The demand for highly skilled developers is going to grow. In truth, AI is only... | 72,155 | 5 |
28,551 | 28,552 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 30 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 15 | France | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;Ruby | HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Swift | HTML/CSS;Python;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Heroku;Netlify | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Predictive analytics | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not at all for now | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | debugging | 162,421 | 7 |
28,552 | 28,553 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 4 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 80,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Python;SQL;VBA | C#;C++;F#;Rust | C#;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor | Blazor | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Rider | Notepad++;Rider | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;YouTrack | GitHub;YouTrack | NA
TeamCity | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | all of them really, maybe except "typing really fast" which I'm not sure is a very relevant skill even now, or at least it shouldn't be
the problem is that you can't trust AI output on anything, you have to review everything it does, ergo you need to understand strictly more than the AI or you can't evaluate its outpu... | 99,194 | 8 |
28,553 | 28,554 | 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.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 35,500 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript;VBA | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;npm;Webpack | Bun;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel;Webpack | npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | hostinger | hostinger | hostinger | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users | 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 | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | System architecture capabilities; revising codes, debugging and integrating AI-generated code. | 41,185 | 9 |
28,554 | 28,555 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 36 | 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 | Energy | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 15 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | sparql
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 8 |
28,555 | 28,556 | 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.);Attending school (part-time) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Schoo... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Astro;Blazor;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Blazor;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;iPadOS;ChromeOS | Windows;ChromeOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Debugging, novel solutions, creativity | 130,000 | 8 |
28,556 | 28,557 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 29 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 220,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | Coldfusion (CFML)
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | JQuery
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Ultraedit, EmEditor
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | null | Other (write in): | no, with a but; i have prompted LLM to generate one off javascript functions for specific small purposes, such as an element drag function. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;Other (please specify): | Primary one is working with clients to figure out what they want to do, the best way to do it, and thinking forward to guide them around potential future pitfalls and issues.
General problem solving and project management. | 220,000 | 9 |
28,557 | 28,558 | 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;Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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) | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 10 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 150 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Cursor;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Cursor;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Cursor;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Asana;Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Notion | Asana;Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Notion | Asana;Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of 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;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Other (write in): | Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;IT operations;Customer service support | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if no... | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;mem0 | null | Vertex AI;CrewAI;Smol-AGI;Haystack;Martian | null | Honeycomb | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;AgentGPT;Devin AI | 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 | 150 | 10 |
28,558 | 28,559 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 29 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
AI | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 2 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;PhpStorm;Sublime Text | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | Fediverse / Mastodon
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | thinking | null | 5 |
28,559 | 28,560 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
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 | 1 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,558,000 | Yes | Python | Go;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Heroku | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor | null | NA
NA | uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Strong fundamentals, Good reasoning, Great writing skills, Deep understanding of problems, Ability to communicate | 52,982 | 6 |
28,560 | 28,561 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 9 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
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28,561 | 28,562 | 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 | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 200,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel | rye
rye | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js | FastAPI;Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. It doesn't work for large codebases, in teams, or for non-trivial/nuanced programming situations | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 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 | Balancing business needs, speed, scale, and effort. System architecture, strategic thinking & planning, performance & security. | 232,029 | 6 |
28,562 | 28,563 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 40 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,563 | 28,564 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 87,000 | Yes | C++;Python | C++;Python;Rust | C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Ninja;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Ninja;Pip | Docker;Ninja;Pip | conan
conan | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini | c++23;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, I mostly use cursor everyday and I would estimate that I do around 5 to 10 prompts per day currently on specific topics. It is a secondary practice from time to time, not my principal way of coding, I still mostly code manually. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Robotics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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. | 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 | cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Fundamental computer science, step by step debugging, software architecture, problem solving | 100,933 | 9 |
28,564 | 28,565 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,565 | 28,566 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 32 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;R | HTML/CSS;Lisp;R | HTML/CSS;Lisp;R | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs, RStudio
Emacs, RStudio | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Inventing new solutions | 87,011 | null |
28,566 | 28,567 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, Colle... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Android Studio | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | Large Language Model | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | 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. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | 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. | 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 | Testing, Requirements | 70,000 | 8 |
28,567 | 28,568 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 10 | Developer, QA or test | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,052,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Coding challenges | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Testing code | null | Writing code | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 49,179 | null |
28,568 | 28,569 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 3 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | PyCharm | PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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’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 |
28,569 | 28,570 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 40 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code | Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | Yeap, I guess that's how I work nowadays:
- I plan my day using Claude
- I ask Claude Code for a particular feature in an application.
- I Ask Claude to review my code before commit
- ... | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Prompting: The ability to well describe the product of functionality you are looking for. | 69,609 | 9 |
28,570 | 28,571 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 100 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ... | 100 | Other (please specify): | 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 | School | Other (please specify):
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Other (please specify):
I get to work as little as I want | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10,000 | 1,000 | Niger | LBP Lebanese pound | 10 | null | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | null | delphi
not delphi | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;... | Chocolatey | null | 10
10 | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;NestJS | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles | Other (write in):
NA | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Testing code | null | Debugging or fixing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | 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 | "Vibe coding" isn’t a formal part of my professional development work, but I do see it as a creative outlet that helps me stay engaged and sharp. While it's more experimental and informal, it often leads to new ideas or ways of thinking that I can apply in more structured, professional projects. So in that sense, it co... | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;Neo4j;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;Milvus;Weaviate;Pinecone;Zep;LangMem;mem0 | null | Smol-AGI;Smolagents | null | Galileo | null | Blackbox AI;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | The ability to gate keep information | null | 0 |
28,571 | 28,572 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 13,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | Exasol
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Embarcadero RAD Studio
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Not trusting the AI unconditionally | 15,082 | 8 |
28,572 | 28,573 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | null | 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);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 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Actively maintained | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 4 | Algeria | DZD Algerian dinar | 0 | Yes | C#;Python | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | C#;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | 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 | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | NO, NO, NOOO! How many times should I keep saying that I don't use AI tools??? | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | I don't think AI tools will become more capable | null | null |
28,573 | 28,574 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Pacman;Pip | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Windows;Fedora | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Other Industry purpose (write in): | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration withi... | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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.;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. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | null | null | null |
28,574 | 28,575 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Remote work | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 17 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It will be, I have an upcoming project where I am being asked to do that | 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.;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 | 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 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;Other (please specify): | Ability to work on, negotiate and describe complex systems with other humans. | 140,000 | 3 |
28,575 | 28,576 | 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 | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 53,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Yarn | NA
NA | null | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | 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 | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 61,488 | 7 |
28,576 | 28,577 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 44 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,577 | 28,578 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,578 | 28,579 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 3 | Developer, QA or test | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 48,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Ruby | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 48,000 | null |
28,579 | 28,580 | 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 | 19 | 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 | 20 | Developer, front-end | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 234,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular;Astro | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | Clickup;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | 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;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Mostly no | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Problema solution skill, communication habilitou and foudations of computer science in general | 42,597 | 8 |
28,580 | 28,581 | 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 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 28 | Developer, back-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 | Other (please specify):
saves time, increases productivity | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 185,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
htmx | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | GoLand
GoLand | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | no, I use TDD rather strictly and only use AI to ask questions which help me make decisions. I may on occasion paste in a function and ask it if it can improve it. Or ask it to convert structs to openapi schemas, etc | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I have no fear of AI, AI is a very long way from being able to replace what I do. As it advances it simply becomes another tool used by real engineers. Maybe AI can help stand up a proof of concept, kind of like a 3D printer can help model something while you flesh out ideas. However the need for software is growing... | 185,000 | 9 |
28,581 | 28,582 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python | Java;JavaScript;Python | Java;JavaScript;Python | 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 | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot 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 month or weekly | Long-form articles;Videos | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Documenting code | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Milvus | null | LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 8 |
28,582 | 28,583 | 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 | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Podman;Supabase;Yarn | Bun;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Podman | Bun;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Podman | Swift Package Manager
Swift Package Manager | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Nano;Neovim;Xcode | Nano;Neovim;Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData | visionOS | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | Discord
Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, fuck that | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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: | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Critical thinking skills | 60,000 | 10 |
28,583 | 28,584 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | 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 endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 18,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Elm
Elm | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;pnpm;Railway;Supabase;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Railway;Vite | NA
biome | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;WordPress | Deno;Express;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;WordPress | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Neovim;Zed | Cursor;Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | somewhat | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | T3.chat | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | responsibility, estimation, management, business analysis | 18,000 | 7 |
28,584 | 28,585 | 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 | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges | 17 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 18 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 82,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);pnpm | Docker;Maven (build tool);pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News | Reddit;Hacker News | Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | generalist technology knowledge | 95,132 | 7 |
28,585 | 28,586 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 480,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;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);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. That's BS | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understand users' needs | 50,314 | 6 |
28,586 | 28,587 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
Nothing else | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Social skills | null | 9 |
28,587 | 28,588 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 40 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Work | Other (please specify):
If it is sponsered by NSFW sites, like sweetalert2. | Other (please specify):
If it is written by China. | null | Other (please specify):
Colleague has a nice subscription service. | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Albania | ALL Albanian lek | 10,004,806 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Delphi | null | British English
American English | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | Snowflake | null | CIA Database
MI5 Database | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase... | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | Delphi 12+ Athens | 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 | 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 | NA
NA | Discord | Discord | Discord | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Multiple times per day | Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Insult people. | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | 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 share state secrets with ChatGPT. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation;Other specific task (write in): | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;Neo4j;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;Milvus;Weaviate;Pinecone;Zep;LangMem;mem0 | ChatGPT | Vertex AI;Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel;OpenRouter;LangChain;Smol-AGI;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph;Haystack;Martian;phidata;Smolagents;lyzr | NO | Sentry;Galileo;Honeycomb;Metero;New Relic;opik;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;Langfuse;Wiz;Protect AI;Vectra AI;arize;helicone | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Glean (Enterprise Agents);OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev;Cody | null | Other (please specify): | None you are all worthless. | 118,286 | 0 |
28,588 | 28,589 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
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 | 3 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 72,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;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 | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Abstract thinking and bussiness understanding. | 13,107 | 8 |
28,589 | 28,590 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 37,500 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | null | 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 | Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, it keeps my mind free for more compley tasks. I'm more of an orchestrator then. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Choosing the right tools for compley tasks, as everything is quite modular. | 43,505 | 3 |
28,590 | 28,591 | 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 | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 31 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;New Relic;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | Bootstrap
Bootstrap | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, it is not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture, security, creativity | 120,000 | 9 |
28,591 | 28,592 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Groovy;HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Programming tool for AI | 23,665 | 7 |
28,592 | 28,593 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 10 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL | Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Ruby on Rails | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | 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 | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | 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;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I prefer a classic approach paired with AI as my rubber duck. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | LanceDB | null | Llama Index | null | Grafana + Prometheus;Langfuse | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication, autonomy, responsibility, and organization. | 46,406 | 7 |
28,593 | 28,594 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Insurance | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Oracle | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | null | null | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Other (write in): | lol no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | problem definition/scoping - AI doesn't/can't (yet) understand real world implications of its own solutions, so human understanding of larger context/"high level details" will still be relevant. | 150,000 | 5 |
28,594 | 28,595 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 50 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Redis | Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Fedora | null | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | OpenWrt forum
OpenWrt forum | 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
28,595 | 28,596 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 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) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Books / Physical med... | 10 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 70,000 | Yes | Ada;C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Railway | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Django;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | SwiftData;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;ChromeOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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: | null | Letta;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai | null | Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);Protect AI;Vectra AI | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;AgentGPT;Blackbox AI | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | 5 | 573 | null |
28,596 | 28,597 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 26 | 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) | 26 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,597 | 28,598 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 28 | 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, embedded applications or devices | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Ruby;SQL | Go | null | Monkey C
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Continuing to advance the process of software development. AI and LLM-driven data sets are based on the past so if we want to improve then we need humans to keep moving things forward. | null | 9 |
28,598 | 28,599 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Python;TypeScript | C;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;PHP;TypeScript | C;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;TypeScript | Apex
Apex | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Laravel;Next.js;Spring Boot | Laravel;Spring Boot | Laravel;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Reddit | Reddit | Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 48,726 | 9 |
28,599 | 28,600 | 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;Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | DevOps engineer or professional | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Java | Java;Python;TypeScript | Java | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Debugging or fixing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | understanding requirements and deriving solution concepts, especially in the context of missing or faulty documentation or information | 92,812 | 7 |
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