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28,800 | 28,801 | 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 | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 24 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Insurance | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 7 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 155,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;Python;R | C++;HTML/CSS;Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Rstudio
Positron | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | copilot
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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure | Datadog;Microsoft Azure | Datadog;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider | Rider | Rider | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | Azure Devops;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
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NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
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NA | Yes | Cassandra;MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Drupal;jQuery | Angular;Node.js;React | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | 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 | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | 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 | 30,000 | 7 |
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
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NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
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28,805 | 28,806 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 720,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;npm;Splunk | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js | Fastify | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | WebStorm | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | Llama Index;Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 17,256 | 6 |
28,806 | 28,807 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | C;C++;Dart;Go;PHP;Python | null | null | Rust
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have 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 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | 10 |
28,807 | 28,808 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Swift | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | null | null | SPM
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | null | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no, absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | ALL OF THEM. AI WILL NOT REPLACE DEVELOPERS SKILLS. | 145,000 | 7 |
28,808 | 28,809 | 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 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,809 | 28,810 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;School (i.e., Universit... | 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) | 6 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 62,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL | C;Go;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL | C;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Heroku;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Trello | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase | 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 LLMs tend to be very wrong about content in my problem area. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Customer service support | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 | null | 62,000 | 8 |
28,810 | 28,811 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media | 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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28,811 | 28,812 | 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 | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 19 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 1 | Brazil | USD United States dollar | 96,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Railway;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Vite | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;NestJS;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | 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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | 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 | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Writing code;Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes, vibe coding is good for simple and easy tasks. For me vibe coding help reduce the day a day stress in some moments | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector | null | null | null | New Relic;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | 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 quick help troubleshooting | null | 96,000 | 7 |
28,812 | 28,813 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;St... | 17 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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28,813 | 28,814 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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 | 49 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Perl;PowerShell;R;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;SQL | Cypher
Cypher | Yes | BigQuery;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle | MySQL;Neo4J | MySQL;Neo4J | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Webpack | Firebase;Gradle;Make;npm | Firebase;Gradle;Make;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Drupal;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | 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 | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | working in the defense industry there is no place for this. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | voice control | 130,000 | 8 |
28,814 | 28,815 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 25 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 24 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | SpyneJS
SpyneJS | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | Airtable;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Airtable;GitHub;Notion | Airtable;GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | There is nothing professional about vibe coding. It takes the magical act of bootstrapping frameworks to make the experience feel like it has agency. The 80 - 90 % of setting up any content (WordPress, RoR, next.js), it feels like your almost there. It removes the friction of having to understanding configurations. Rel... | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Thinking. I believe most people do not like to think. Making sense of agent connections will require a lot of thinking. There will be less syntax to deal with. But this will still require a lot of understanding of how to properly wire up and provde intention and architecture to the agents. | 140,000 | 8 |
28,815 | 28,816 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 18 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 40 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman;Webpack | npm;NuGet | npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | chatgpt,deepseek
chatgpt,deepseek | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Azure OpenAI, Azure Video Analyzers, Azure Indexes ....
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Customer service support;Cybersecurity;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Change profession | null | 6 |
28,816 | 28,817 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 66,500 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Pop!_OS | Windows;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | 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 | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 66,500 | 2 |
28,817 | 28,818 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, front-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,600,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++ | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;npm;Yarn | null | null | Jenkins
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;React | null | null | ruby Sinatra & Rack, Backbone.js
NA | null | Android Studio;Rider;WebStorm;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code | Search for answers | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Vide codding needs for people who are not developers. As a professional developer I can say that vibe codding doesn't work on the real project. Vibe codding good when you want to create a project from the very beginning and that's all | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 quick help troubleshooting | soft skills, deep dive into the domain area | 38,346 | 6 |
28,818 | 28,819 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 49,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Prolog;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | WebAssembly
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Next.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;React | bun
bun | Yes | Aider;Bolt;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Aider;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Aider;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Android;NixOS | Ubuntu;NixOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | I tried vibecoding, but that approach falls apart quickly for complex problems in unstructured repos. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | debugging, packaging, proompting. | 56,847 | 6 |
28,819 | 28,820 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 14 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Go;Java;Kotlin;SQL | Go | Go | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 100,000 | 8 |
28,820 | 28,821 | I code primarily as a hobby | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | RAG;LangGraph | null | null | null | Windows | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | Google Colab | null | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
28,821 | 28,822 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 107,132 | Yes | PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Go;JavaScript;Ruby | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | NA
NA | No | 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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Managing implicit biases in the data, understanding the context that the software exists in | 107,132 | null |
28,822 | 28,823 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | 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 | 20 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Simplicity and self contained technology not built on a pyramid of other projects | Other (please specify):
Obsolete code base, dependency on legacy technolgies, depends on obsolete programming languages or toolset | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | 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 | Confluence | Confluence | Confluence | NA
NA | Company-sponsored forums | Company-sponsored forums | Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Other (write in):
Find an answer | Neutral | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | Other (write in): | No. It's good for a 3 screen demo or a toy app. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;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.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | SQL and database design | null | 7 |
28,823 | 28,824 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,824 | 28,825 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,368,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL | MicroPython | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Poetry | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Fix ai bug | 32,786 | 10 |
28,825 | 28,826 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,826 | 28,827 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 13 | Developer, game or graphics | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C#;C++ | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider | Rider | Rider | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Miro;YouTrack | GitLab;Google Workspace;Miro;YouTrack | GitLab;Google Workspace;Miro;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;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 | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools 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;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices | null | 150,000 | 6 |
28,827 | 28,828 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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) | 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);Books / Physical media | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Tunisia | USD United States dollar | 48,000 | Yes | F#;Rust | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 48,000 | null |
28,828 | 28,829 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 2,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Svelte;Vue.js | Laravel;Svelte;Vue.js | Laravel;Svelte;Vue.js | AlpineJs
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Arch | Ubuntu;Arch | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Absolutely not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | null | 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 | AI tools are exactly what they are called: tools. Developers will continue to do what they've always done. | 1,291 | 7 |
28,829 | 28,830 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 17 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,200 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Heroku;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | Azure Devops | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, my primary usage of LLMs for code generation is the synthesis of unit tests that I review. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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. | 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 | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | A strong understanding of LLM and agentic fundamentals. How they are developed, how they got to where they are now, understanding how the work. Knowing what data is used to train the tools they are using.
General problem solving and reasoning skills.
Strong fundamental knowledge behind coding languages, why and how the... | 100,200 | 7 |
28,830 | 28,831 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 15 | AI/ML engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Gleam | Elm
Elm | Yes | PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js | FastAPI;Svelte | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Debian;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No and I negatively see vibe coding | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Troubleshooting | 58,007 | 2 |
28,831 | 28,832 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 29 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,832 | 28,833 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,833 | 28,834 | 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 | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 49,200 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Rust;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet;Prometheus | Docker;NuGet;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;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 | No, because I expect that the code will be unbearable to continue developing after a certain point. I dont expect this point to be too far into any reasonable application that is not just a basic website. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Domain Knowledge, Software Architecture, Writing extensible software, solving problems very specific to an old framework or software that is to be extended | 57,079 | 6 |
28,834 | 28,835 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 12 | Developer, mobile | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Swift | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Swift | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Heroku;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Firebase;Heroku;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Firebase;Heroku;npm;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;SwiftData;Google Gemini;visionOS | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | NOTHING | 11,624 | 10 |
28,835 | 28,836 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 5 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 96,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;OCaml;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | NA
Clojure | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Datomic;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel | Ubicloud, uv
Ubicloud, uv | Yes | Express;Next.js;React | Astro;Next.js;Phoenix;React;Svelte | Next.js;React | NA
Hono | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Greptile | Greptile | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Other (write in): | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have ... | 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 | 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. | Redis;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;mem0 | null | Ollama | null | Sentry;Langfuse;helicone | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Devin AI | Greptile | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Taste in software design. Software is meant to be consumed and if user facing the design is constrained by what the end user will like. Users develop personal preferences from the influence of others, those who define what the standards and interfaces should be will have demand the demand for software. | 96,000 | 10 |
28,836 | 28,837 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 6 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 4,800,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | Chocolatey;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel | Cloudflare | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I'm not part of vibe coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | 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 | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | teamwork, good practices and clean code | 5,089 | 6 |
28,837 | 28,838 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and 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 | 25 | 5 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 900,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | C#;Python;Rust | C#;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | 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 | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes more and more for simple stuff, or quick prototyping. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Same as today, those that can code, will be more powerful, those relying on AI without the expertise, will run into issues down the line. | 139,968 | 8 |
28,838 | 28,839 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack... | 5 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | 6 | Egypt | 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 | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | 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 | 5 |
28,839 | 28,840 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 15 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Kotlin | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Kotlin | Haskell
Haskell | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;Webpack | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Phoenix;Spring Boot | Phoenix;Spring Boot | Phoenix;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | 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 | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Redis | null | null | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Cody | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 8 |
28,840 | 28,841 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C;C++;Fortran;Python;SQL | C;C++;Fortran;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Visual Studio
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | X;YouTube | X;YouTube | X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | Project planning | null | null | Learning about a codebase;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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, since I use it very often | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing | 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... | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to solve complex tasks not already present on the Internet | null | null |
28,841 | 28,842 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 23 | 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 | 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 ... | 39 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Minimal lock-in, open standards | Other (please specify):
Vendor lock-in, closed standards standards | Computer Systems Design and Services | 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 | 6 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman | Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Splunk;Terraform | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman | NA
winget | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | micro & edit
micro & edit | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, or code base is far too complex for this nonsense. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Critical thinking, deciding skills, end to end knowledge including requirements gathering to understanding how things are deployed. Customer relationships. | 102,106 | 7 |
28,842 | 28,843 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;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 daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | 800 | null |
28,843 | 28,844 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-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);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) | 6 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Legal limitations (e.g. binding arbitration) | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Redis;SQLite | null | null | MySQL
MySQL | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Discord
Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Daily.dev
Daily.dev | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | 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... | Niche tooling and specific applications. Humans can understand a problem to its core - AIs presently are merely predicting the next word | null | 10 |
28,844 | 28,845 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 3 | 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 | 10 |
28,845 | 28,846 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore | Cloud Firestore | Cloud Firestore | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Firebase;Maven (build tool);Vite;Yarn | Chocolatey;Firebase;Maven (build tool);Vite;Yarn | Chocolatey;Firebase;Maven (build tool);Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose 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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I'm unemployed, but I'd do it if the requirements for work were something the AI model is faster or better at than I am. But you need to know the current strengths and weaknesses of the different models to figure out if it's the right way to complete your task. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Knowledge of efficiency and best practices. | null | null |
28,846 | 28,847 | I am a developer by profession | 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);Attending school (part-time) | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 18 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | null | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | 4 | 1 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 90,000 | Yes | Dart;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Composer;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | SwiftData | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | MacOS;Android;iOS;Debian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Decision intelligence;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);IBM watsonx.ai | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices | null | 16,383 | 7 |
28,847 | 28,848 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Fintech | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | EUR European Euro | 2,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | Sentry | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 2,900 | 9 |
28,848 | 28,849 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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 | 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 Exchange | 15 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform | null | null | uv
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Project planning;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Only a little. I mostly use it to help with brainstorming. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | Redis;ChromaDB;Pinecone | null | null | don't remember | Snyk;arize | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creativity - ability to decide which problems are most impactful and come up with new ways to address them.
Troubleshooting complex systems - I doubt we'll be at a place where security and privacy will catch up to the point where really large code bases at really big companies will be entirely covered by AI tooling h... | 150,000 | 7 |
28,849 | 28,850 | 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);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 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,850 | 28,851 | 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) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 11 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 3,000 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | ASP.NET | ASP.NET | NA
NA | Yes | Rider | Rider | Rider | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning 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 | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, it greatly speeds up the process of work and learning new technologies. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture | 3,000 | 8 |
28,851 | 28,852 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | 20 | Data or business analyst | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | 8 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 53,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Complex problem solving | 61,488 | null |
28,852 | 28,853 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 21 | 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 (please specify): | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 |
28,853 | 28,854 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 72,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | latex
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Pacman;Pip;Podman | APT;Pacman;Pip;Podman | APT;Pacman;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows | Confluence | Confluence | Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;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 | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | 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 | copilot | null | copilot | null | copilot | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | validating whats produced by AI | 52,530 | 8 |
28,854 | 28,855 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 7,200 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Spring Boot | Angular;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;React | Django;Flask;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 173 | null |
28,855 | 28,856 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 41 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 42 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 177,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Pop!_OS | Windows | GitHub | Google Workspace | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | TrustCafe
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Vertex AI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | Deepgram | When I need quick help troubleshooting | Guiding AI coders toward adequate and efficient implementation of business requirements | 177,000 | 3 |
28,856 | 28,857 | 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.) | 8 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | 5 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad 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 | 8 |
28,857 | 28,858 | 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.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | not yet? | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | remaining an expert who can evaluate the AI's ability to produce working code, because it doesn't always do that | 110,000 | 9 |
28,858 | 28,859 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 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 | 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 | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 62,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | 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 | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, we tried it with a couple test projects on our dev team and everyone said that they were slower at getting the desired end result. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | na | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | na | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Personal communication skills | 62,000 | 7 |
28,859 | 28,860 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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;Books / Physical media | 7 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 960,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Symfony | Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes, because i am using cursor | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Redis;Neo4j | null | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | being strategist | 22,789 | 4 |
28,860 | 28,861 | 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.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job... | 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 ... | 13 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | RAG;LangGraph | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, I would prefer not to vibe code but I do it because I feel pressure to prove that I can | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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.;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;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | System design, software architecture, debugging | 150,000 | 9 |
28,861 | 28,862 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 32 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Management are parasites that stab good people in the back | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 991 | 982 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase;Cockroachdb | Supabase | Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Supabase;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Airtable;GitHub;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Other (write in): | Sometimes yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Debugging skills, meaning the thought process (which nobody teaches), and high level design. I just think that AI will get better at assisting developers and developers will work more and more closely with AI. | 200,000 | 5 |
28,862 | 28,863 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 97,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Yarn | APT;Docker;Homebrew;npm | APT;Docker;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Red Hat | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | 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 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | 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 | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | critical thinking | 97,500 | null |
28,863 | 28,864 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
OS support (for tools) | Security or privacy concerns
using AI without need|licensing consequenses | Other: | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 15 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 44,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | VHDL, tcl
VHDL, tcl | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make | Make | Make | scons
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | null | null | Kate, STM32CubeIDE
Kate | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Doxygen;GitLab;Jira | Doxygen;GitLab | Doxygen;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | nope | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | understanding balance between customer demands, technical limitations/possibilities and other constraints. Quickly resolve bugs found in the field without compromising core values. AI prompts are just a higher level of coding. | 4,612 | 7 |
28,864 | 28,865 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | 6 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
Bad ToS (such as, them owning my creation) | Other: | 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 | 4 | 5 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 51,200 | Yes | C#;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Jenkins
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Nope, and I don't see a difference between vibe coding and using regular AI. Making an entire program with just AI answers is a recipe for disaster down the line. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Creative skills and the ability to visualize the project in it's entirety. The ability to see the bigger picture. | 30,840 | 9 |
28,865 | 28,866 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;St... | 5 | Data scientist | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,866 | 28,867 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | Cyprus | EUR European Euro | null | null | C# | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | 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): | Learning about a codebase | 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 | 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 | null | null | 0 |
28,867 | 28,868 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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28,868 | 28,869 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 16 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | 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 | null | null | Energy | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Fedora | GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 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;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 51,071 | null |
28,869 | 28,870 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | System administrator | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Python;Ruby | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js | React;Svelte;Vue.js | Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com;Stack Overflow for Teams | Airtable;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | 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 | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | 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 | infrequently | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 200,000 | null |
28,870 | 28,871 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Colleague or on-the-job training | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,871 | 28,872 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 34 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 34 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 60 | 25 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | 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 | 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
Compare responses to coding questions for common threads as root causes of problems. Demonstration of best practices. | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I primarily use AI for boilerplate code. I see Vibe as just more of this use case. Knowing comes from doing, not from dictating. I don't see myself trusting AI to build quality. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | Grok | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Ownership and accountability of IP, business rules and algorithms that define or drive business. Open source and AI sound easy, but when things go wrong it still can't replace wetware. | 180,000 | null |
28,872 | 28,873 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,016 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;RAG | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Other (write in):
Get answers to questions | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 90,016 | 8 |
28,873 | 28,874 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-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);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 | 7 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 18,700 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;npm;Pip | APT;npm | APT;npm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;VSCodium | Android Studio;Nano;VSCodium | Nano;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding the problems that software is meant to solve and choosing appropriate solutions | 18,700 | null |
28,874 | 28,875 | 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 | 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 | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 650,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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.;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 | 68,134 | null |
28,875 | 28,876 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | SQLite | null | NA
NA | null | Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Laravel;Vue.js;WordPress | Node.js | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Clickup;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | null | 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 | null | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 9 |
28,876 | 28,877 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
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 | 12 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 520,000 | Yes | C++;Java;JavaScript | C++ | C++ | QML
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Qt Creator
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Thought, understanding, sentience | 54,507 | 7 |
28,877 | 28,878 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 39 | 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 | 48 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 104,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js;React | jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Substack | null | null | Mastodon
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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 | 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 learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | no idea | 104,000 | 4 |
28,878 | 28,879 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 13 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 9 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 65,000 | Yes | Elixir;Erlang;SQL;Gleam | Elixir;Scala;Gleam | Elixir;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make | Datadog;Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Almost everything related to software development. Every codebase is a model or a model and because or this 95% or software development is analyzis and modeling. LLM based AI can't reason, so or can't model, so or can't program. | 65,000 | 2 |
28,879 | 28,880 | 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 (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 3 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 3 | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pip | Docker;Heroku | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | NestJS;Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;Notion | Asana;Jira;Miro;Trello | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Project planning;Search for answers | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem-Solving Critical-Thinking | null | 5 |
28,880 | 28,881 | 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 | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 12 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,750,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Go;Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Redmine | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | 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 | 65,907 | 8 |
28,881 | 28,882 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 28 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | mapr
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim | Notepad++;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | 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 | Videos;Coding challenges;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 | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 5 |
28,882 | 28,883 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | 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 |
28,883 | 28,884 | 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) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | null | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 104,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | C++;GDScript;Go;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C++;Lua;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | Dynamodb;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | Chocolatey;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | Chocolatey;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | React | Flask;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | Large Language Model;Pydantic | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 104,000 | 9 |
28,884 | 28,885 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 7 |
28,885 | 28,886 | 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 | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | HSQLDB
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | null | null | Polarion
NA | Hacker News;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | How to read code, understanding time and space complexity | 63,808 | 7 |
28,886 | 28,887 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 40 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
Lack of source availability | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 450,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Starlark
Starlark | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make | bazel
bazel | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | company internal tools
company internal tools | c++23 | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;ChromeOS | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | null | null | null | company-internal tools
company-internal tools | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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;Other (please specify): | Figuring out the right problems to solve, understanding how small pieces fit into the larger picture, establishing requirements, knowing when to guess and when to ask for more information. | 450,000 | 8 |
28,887 | 28,888 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,888 | 28,889 | 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 | 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 | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Python | C#;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;jQuery;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News | Hacker News | Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 130,000 | 6 |
28,889 | 28,890 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
too much ai slop | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 10 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Fastify;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Fastify;Next.js;React;WordPress | Fastify;Next.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Perplexity Sonar models | Perplexity Sonar models | Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | 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 | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Sometimes, when I'm lazy to write code, but never with mission critical code | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,890 | 28,891 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | uv | null | null | null | Debian | null | GitHub;Linear;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Empathy. | null | 6 |
28,891 | 28,892 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 800,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Java;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | work with AI tools | 42,111 | 8 |
28,892 | 28,893 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | 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
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28,893 | 28,894 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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
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28,894 | 28,895 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 24 | Academic researcher | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 66 | 66 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 215,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew | Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Aider | Aider | helix
helix | Large Language Model;uv | Large Language Model;uv | Large Language Model;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Debian | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | overleaf
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | 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 | 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. | 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 | OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | driving AI tools, software architecture, integration | 39,138 | null |
28,895 | 28,896 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., Unive... | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc... | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 48,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Testing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | 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 | 48,000 | 8 |
28,896 | 28,897 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 4 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 840,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | supabase | null | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 20,132 | 7 |
28,897 | 28,898 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
28,898 | 28,899 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 19 | 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 | 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 | 21 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | Rust;Swift | Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Redmine | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (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 | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not yet, but hopefully it will be soon. The future is basically upgrading programmers to simply interpreters of code generated by the AI and tweak here and there. | 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 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem Solving. AI will probably copy other approaches, but new approaches, a new look probably still will be human. | 34,804 | 9 |
28,899 | 28,900 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;School (i.e.,... | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Bo... | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;MATLAB;Python;R;SQL | C;Java;PHP;PowerShell | C | NA
NA | 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 | PyCharm | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem understanding and problem solving | null | null |
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