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28,900 | 28,901 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 52,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;SQL | C#;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | null | null | null | null | 10 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Heroku;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | null | null | Sinatra
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok 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 | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
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NA | null | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 0 | Yes | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL | 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
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
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Go | Yes | H2;MySQL;SQLite | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Spring Boot | FastAPI;React;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Android | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Other (write in): | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 69,609 | 7 |
28,905 | 28,906 | 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 | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 300,000 | Yes | C#;C++;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Digital Ocean;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Digital Ocean;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, AI for me just replacement of "code generation". I allow It only to generate code that I already have in my head. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | claude code, codex, firebase studio, cursor | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | Task decomposition | 7,190 | 10 |
28,906 | 28,907 | 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);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | null | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 23,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Heroku;npm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Docker;npm;Railway;Vite | Docker;npm;Railway;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;ChromeOS | MacOS;iOS;ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | null | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | 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 | null | 23,000 | 7 |
28,907 | 28,908 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Coding Bootcamp | null | null | null | Academic researcher | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | Assembly | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,908 | 28,909 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,909 | 28,910 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 24 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 398,400 | Yes | C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Java;Rust | Java;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot;Axum | Angular;Spring Boot;Axum | Angular;Spring Boot;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is a grim joke | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | 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 | Architecture | 108,723 | 8 |
28,910 | 28,911 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | null | null | null | null | null | null | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,911 | 28,912 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | 9 | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Perl;PHP;SQL | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Perl;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Linode
Linode | Yes | null | null | null | Joomla
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, vibe coding is not how to use AI. I usually use it to get ideas on how to debug weird bugs or to quickly create a snipet of code in languages I don't use very often. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Ethics: To not work with/for companies which are againts your principles in life. | null | 9 |
28,912 | 28,913 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job train... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,913 | 28,914 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 32 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 38 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It is not butbi have experimented with it. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Github Copilot | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | 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 | Understanding the requirements, knowing algorithms, understanding what unit tests are needed; basically being able to completely write and test without AI to be able to tell if the AI is producing proper results. | 145,000 | 8 |
28,914 | 28,915 | 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.) | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, front-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | 53,228 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Homebrew | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;NestJS;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Well, it actually is the last couple of months, more than I'd like to admit. I'm just getting lazy I guess. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Well, thinking out of the box. Particularly true for front end developers. | 61,752 | 7 |
28,915 | 28,916 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 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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28,916 | 28,917 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | 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 | School | Robust and complete API
free time of studying, | Availability of better alternatives
data loss | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 100 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 500 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;ChromeOS | Android | Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
not active in community | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | null | No, not really | About half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes, most of my work, i just make a problem, and the ai will fix it | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboratio... | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | cant define the tool | 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 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 | typing skills | 9 | null |
28,917 | 28,918 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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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28,918 | 28,919 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv;Ultralytics | Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv;Ultralytics | Pydantic;uv;Ultralytics | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | Coda;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vibe coding is becoming part of my professional development work. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | 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... | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Programming to meet users needs. | null | 6 |
28,919 | 28,920 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 69,000 | Yes | C++;Python;VBA | C++;Python;R;VBA | C++;Python;VBA | Julia
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Julia Programming Discourse
Julia Programming Discourse | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Anything requiring creativity and high-level thinking. Elegant and efficient code | 69,000 | 8 |
28,920 | 28,921 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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) | 9 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 85,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Laravel;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;PhpStorm;Rider;Vim | Bolt;Rider;Vim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;Notion;Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I 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 help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Understanding the big picture and guiding ai tools | 85,000 | 8 |
28,921 | 28,922 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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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28,922 | 28,923 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
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 | 4 | 4 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 500,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 11,983 | 8 |
28,923 | 28,924 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | 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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28,924 | 28,925 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 20 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 1 | Data engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | shell scripting
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle;Amazon Redshift | Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;LangGraph | Pydantic;uv | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Red Hat;Fedora | Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | Google Colab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no yet but will be in coming times | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | good english, best explaining capability, integration thinking, system prompting, prompt engineering | null | null |
28,925 | 28,926 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 1 | Data or business analyst | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 240,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;MySQL | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;MySQL | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio | Android Studio | Android Studio | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows | Windows | Coda | Coda | Coda | NA
NA | Stack Exchange | Stack Exchange | Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Writing code;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Вайб-кодування (або вайбкодування ) — це підхід до створення програмного забезпечення за допомогою штучного інтелекту (ШІ), де людина описує проблему кількома реченнями природної мови як підказку для великої мовної моделі (LLM), налаштованої для кодування. LLM генерує програмне забезпечення на основі опису, зміщуючи ро... | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | 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 | 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 | LanceDB | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | ok | 5,752 | null |
28,926 | 28,927 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
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 | 30 | 20 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 240,000 | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;NestJS;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | 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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | even don't know | 5,752 | 10 |
28,927 | 28,928 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
Still maintained | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | Chocolatey;Gradle;Homebrew;Yarn | Chocolatey;Gradle;Homebrew;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | Bitbucket
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. My team has fired people who have used vibe coding because they had no knowledge of the code they are submitting and they take no responsibility. | 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.;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.;Write in the most significan... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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... | It will not become more capable. But even if it did, the biggest things would be taking responsibility, precisely defining requirements, and creating quality code. | null | 5 |
28,928 | 28,929 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vercel;Webpack | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | vibe coding is cringe | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence | 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 improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I 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 | Top level application engineering. Architecture | null | 8 |
28,929 | 28,930 | 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 | 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);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 8 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C;C++;Dart;Java;JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | 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 | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code | Debugging or fixing code | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | New Relic;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Systems design and scaling | 120,000 | 8 |
28,930 | 28,931 | 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.) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 31 | Developer, game or graphics | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Widely used, will get better AI help | Lack of or sub-par API
Too new: will get shitty results from AI; bad documentation | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 191,000 | Yes | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | C++;Lua;PowerShell;Python | C++;Lua;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Architecting complex systems. Deciding why something needs to be built. Analyzing tradeoffs between competing solutions. | 139,350 | 9 |
28,931 | 28,932 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
28,932 | 28,933 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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) | 16 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS;iPadOS;ChromeOS | Windows | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | NO | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | 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. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 140,000 | 6 |
28,933 | 28,934 | 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.) | 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 | 4 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | null | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Literally everything that is valuable now. | 160,000 | 5 |
28,934 | 28,935 | 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 | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 6 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
28,935 | 28,936 | I code primarily as a hobby | Prefer not to say | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python | Java;Lua;Python | Lua;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | iOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,936 | 28,937 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Applied scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB | DuckDB | DuckDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not currently | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Higher-level architecting, ML research, critical thinking, connecting larger pieces of software | 400,000 | 10 |
28,937 | 28,938 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 41 | Applied scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Energy | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;Lua;MATLAB | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;Lua;MATLAB | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;Lua;MATLAB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | 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 | 116,015 | null |
28,938 | 28,939 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 11 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer 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 | 6 | 6 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 200,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Julia
Julia | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Atom
Atom | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Google Colab;Jira | Google Colab | Google Colab | Kanbanize
Kanbanize | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Codewars
Codewars | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Only for pretty simple problems, not for the most complex ones | 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.;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.;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 | 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 need quick help troubleshooting | Logic thinking, ethical evaluation and debugging | 36,407 | 8 |
28,939 | 28,940 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Student | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,940 | 28,941 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding chal... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 4 | Support engineer or analyst | null | null | null | null | null | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | C++;Java;PHP | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not professionally, only as a hobby | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | null | null | null |
28,941 | 28,942 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 20 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Java;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus;Splunk | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | debugging code | null | 6 |
28,942 | 28,943 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 4 | New Zealand | USD United States dollar | 57,262 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python | HTML/CSS;Python | HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Scrapy
NA | Yes | VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Not at all. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Creativity, understanding and appreciating business contexts, and fluency in understanding of code logic will always remain valuable. Currently, the trend of offloading part of a task to AI isn't conducive to active learning. In my experience, "vibe coding" has the tendency to lead to missed learning opportunities and ... | 57,262 | 7 |
28,943 | 28,944 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 22 | 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 | 29 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,944 | 28,945 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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28,945 | 28,946 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | 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 | 20 | 2 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 1,090,139 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;npm;pnpm;Vite | Docker;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Monday.com | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. Absolutely not. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | supabase | null | Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;v0.dev | Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Architectural decisions and overall understanding and comprehension of business logic and knowledge. | 61,461 | 9 |
28,946 | 28,947 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 39 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | F# | F# | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | 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 | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | 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 | Rarely | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 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 | Usability design | null | 5 |
28,947 | 28,948 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | null | null | 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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28,948 | 28,949 | 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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | Rust | Rust | Starlark
Starlark | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Make;Pacman;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 500,000 | 8 |
28,949 | 28,950 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | I prefer not to say | null | 1 | null | 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 | 3 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | School | null | null | null | null | null | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | English
NA | Yes | BigQuery | BigQuery | BigQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | A few times per week | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,950 | 28,951 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 100 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ... | 100 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | null | School | Other (please specify):
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of... | SZL Swazi lilangeni | 7 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;F#;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | null | brainfuck,
NA | Yes | Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;uv | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | null | Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Hacker News | null | null | NA
NA | null | X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | YES. Vibe coding is everything. My only job is vibe coding. I vibe code 24/7 | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | 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 | Letta;Neo4j;Qdrant;Milvus;Weaviate;Pinecone;mem0 | null | Smolagents | null | null | null | null | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
28,951 | 28,952 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
popularity | Availability of better alternatives
AI Crap | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 350,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Ubuntu;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Gerrit
Gerrit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 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 | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Other (write in): | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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... | Logical thinking | 95,515 | 7 |
28,952 | 28,953 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | null | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 20 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js | React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Asana;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | 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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Yes but I'm using "Mordo coding" | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | understanding software architecture, data migration, workarounds, fixing legacy code, refactorization, algorithms, front-end development, security | null | 7 |
28,953 | 28,954 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 7 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;Python;Rust;SQL | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Pip;Poetry | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Windsurf;Zed | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Polars;Large Language Model | Polars;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Markdown File;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | 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 | 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.;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. | 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... | problem solving, engineering creativity | null | 6 |
28,954 | 28,955 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 35,000 | Yes | Ada;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip;Supabase | Docker;npm;Pip;Supabase | Docker;npm;Pip;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | 47,650 | null |
28,955 | 28,956 | 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 | 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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,800,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | NA
NA | null | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | 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 | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | 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 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... | Creativity. I believe AI should help developing more and cleaner code , but not replace developers as is. And do not believe that ai can create some new approaches in unusual situations | 43,139 | 8 |
28,956 | 28,957 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,150,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;WebStorm | Neovim;WebStorm | WebStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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;Tabnine | 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 | Soft skills, we will need good communication skills and possibilities to explain your thoughts | 51,527 | 6 |
28,957 | 28,958 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 22 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 170,000 | 7 |
28,958 | 28,959 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 4 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
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 | 7 | 12 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 50,000 | Yes | C#;C++;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;NuGet;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET | ASP.NET;Blazor | ASP.NET | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Obsidian | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | null | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;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. I do not delegate code generation to LLM. I do ask questions about principles, concepts, design pattern explanations, answers for my questions, etc., then I think about it and I do my best with what I learned. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 9,102 | 8 |
28,959 | 28,960 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 33 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 31 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 155,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Dart;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | Xcode | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or Info... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding the business problems being solved by our systems. | 155,000 | 9 |
28,960 | 28,961 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 7 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 45,000 | null | Python;R | Go;Python;R;Rust | Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | DuckDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Positron
Positron | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Bluesky | 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 | Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 45,000 | null |
28,961 | 28,962 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | Guatemala | GTQ Guatemalan quetzal | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | npm;NuGet;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Vite | npm;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Astro;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | ASP.NET;Astro;React | ASP.NET;Astro;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | 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;Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Problem solving, so that programmers can understand and describe the problem to find the better solution | null | 9 |
28,962 | 28,963 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Easy-to-use UI | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 414,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;Swift | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 112,980 | 9 |
28,963 | 28,964 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 19,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;Swift | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | 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 | Videos;Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | software engineering, project management | 22,043 | null |
28,964 | 28,965 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;MATLAB;Python;Rust;SQL | Python | NA
NA | null | Firebase Realtime Database | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Pip | Bun;Cargo;Make;Pip | Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Google Colab;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian | Google Colab;Obsidian | Google docs
Google docs | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I don't develop professionally nor do I vibe code. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, creativity, exercise of discretion, effective brainstorming, planning. | null | null |
28,965 | 28,966 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Need | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | null | Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Asana;Azure Devops | Asana;Azure Devops | Asana;Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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. | 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 pla... | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Project planning and architecture. Debugging. | 90,000 | 8 |
28,966 | 28,967 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 35 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Rust;TypeScript | Rust;TypeScript | Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Axum | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | brain | null | 7 |
28,967 | 28,968 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Academic researcher | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
Unnecessary AI features | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;JavaScript;PHP;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip | scons
scons | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Rider;RustRover | Nano;Rider;RustRover | CLion
CLion | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Redmine;YouTrack | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;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;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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... | Software engineering, so the actual problem solving | 87,011 | 7 |
28,968 | 28,969 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., ... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore | Cassandra;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | hell no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | 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 | Programming? Call me crazy but it feels like AI is getting worse at the moment for programmers | null | null |
28,969 | 28,970 | 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 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 9 | Developer, back-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad 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;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec ... | 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... | Problem solving, Communication, Reading comprehension, almost all the same skills that are needed now. | 70,000 | null |
28,970 | 28,971 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;OCaml;Rust;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;OCaml;Rust;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;OCaml;Rust;Swift | Lean
Lean | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew | Cargo;Homebrew;Make | Cargo;Homebrew | Dune
Dune | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 InfoS... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 400,000 | 10 |
28,971 | 28,972 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 43 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | 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
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28,972 | 28,973 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Other (please specify):
Company culture | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 58,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | TypeScript
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | Mongo, PostgreSQL
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;NestJS;Node.js | Nuxt.js;Vue.js | null | Angular
Vue.js | Yes | Bolt;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Visual Studio Code
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS | null | Asana;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | null | null | Asana, Miro
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, it's a good point to start a project or an MVP | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | 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 | Explain to the IA the specs of the features to implement in the new software development, and test them | 67,289 | 9 |
28,973 | 28,974 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 23 | Data or business analyst | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;Scala;VBA | C;Python;VBA | C;Python;VBA | kdb/Q
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | streamlit
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not yet, but plan to incorporate it | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,974 | 28,975 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Symfony;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | null | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes, but it is often frustrating, time-consuming and I think that in the long run makes me more passive, reducing my ability to solve problems | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | experience, but it will be very difficult to find the motivations to maintain it | 52,207 | 6 |
28,975 | 28,976 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 17 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | 240,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Astro;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Astro;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Trae;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch;Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboratio... | 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 fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, reasoning | 14,708 | null |
28,976 | 28,977 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;R;Rust;SQL;Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Mojo | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;R;Rust;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cassandra;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | BBEdit
BBEdit | c++23;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;visionOS | c++23;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;Pop!_OS;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | 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);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, but with two caveats.
1. I do not trust the output to be the final output. I only use it to make initial templates so that I am not starting with a blank page and a blinking cursor.
2. I write extensive documentation for it and treat it like an intern giving me bad code. Testing, fixing, debugging is way easier ... | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The more core CS concepts such as data structures, algorithms, optimization, big-picture thinking and planning. AI is a bricklayer, we would need a human mind behind everything to orchestrate the directin for huge projects to go.
Also maintaining OpSec, and dev relations. | 50,000 | 10 |
28,977 | 28,978 | 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.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 22 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 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 | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,978 | 28,979 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | Academic researcher | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 55,200 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust | NA
NA | null | DuckDB;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja | Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja | NA
NA | null | Svelte;WordPress;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Ollama;uv | Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;Fedora | Debian;Fedora;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | HedgeDoc
HedgeDoc | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | LWN
LWN | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | GitHub Copilot | 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 | Designing complex and efficient systems | 64,040 | 9 |
28,979 | 28,980 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 150,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code | null | 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.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving | 3,595 | 9 |
28,980 | 28,981 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ... | 3 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 22,980 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Redis | PostgreSQL;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Pacman;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | FastAPI;Axum | null | NA
HTMX | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Bluesky;YouTube | Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, but I don't generate whole codebase, I am very narrow with my prompts. Usually I use more descriptive prompts to get small to mid size responses. This has been working very good for me. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Still learning, people will still need to understand technology in order to correctly prompt AI and notice hallucinations and you cannot do that with rusty hard skills. | 26,660 | 10 |
28,981 | 28,982 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,982 | 28,983 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 42 | 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 | 42 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | Search for answers | I don’t use AI tools regularly | it is not a part of my development work | 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.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | being able to use the AI tools and design with AI in mind. | 145,000 | 9 |
28,983 | 28,984 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 11 | 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 | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Webpack | Docker;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;Vue.js | lit-html
lit-html | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | YouTube;Medium | YouTube;Medium | YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agen... | 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 | Politics, debugging skills, creating maintainable complex code | 161,191 | 7 |
28,984 | 28,985 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | 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 | 7 | Student | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python | Lua;SQL | Lua | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Coding challenges;Job board | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | 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 | Problem solving, critical thinking, creativity | null | null |
28,985 | 28,986 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 34 | 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 | 53 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 6 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 280,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Docker;Make;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | 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 | 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 compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding complex programming problems. | 280,000 | 10 |
28,986 | 28,987 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Energy | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 20 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 260,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;JavaScript;MATLAB | C#;SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows | Doxygen;GitHub;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops | null | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 70,954 | 8 |
28,987 | 28,988 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, game or graphics | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 30 | Ukraine | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Blueprint
Blueprint | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Playfab
Playfab | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Airtable;Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Trello | Airtable;Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Trello | Airtable;Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | scale | 81,210 | 10 |
28,988 | 28,989 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 32 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 38 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Kotlin;Ruby;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | null | Gradle;npm;NuGet;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, I do not believe that this can work for a whole application. I don't believe that this can work even for a feature. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agen... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Debugging, analyzing requirements, learning new concepts. | 105,790 | 8 |
28,989 | 28,990 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
Few and flexible working hours | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 19 | 12 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 375,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;TypeScript | Ada;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Gradle;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Pacman | Cloudflare;Pacman | MSYS2, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Alire, Bazel | Yes | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | Tauri
Ada Web Server, Wt, Tauri | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Rider;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
GNAT Studio, Qt Creator, CLion | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat | Windows | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | DocFX
DocFX, Javadoc | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
ada-lang.io | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Absolutely not. I find it unserious, unprofessional, and generally a detriment in both the short term and, especially, the long term.
LLMs are decent models of language (hence the name), but they are not concerned with correctness. They can produce code that *looks* right, but without reliability, trustworthiness and ... | 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Actual understanding of the technologies we work with. The ability to think for yourself. The ability to identify AI-generated information in order to apply the appropriate perspective and level of scepticism. | 58,320 | 7 |
28,990 | 28,991 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PowerShell;R;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Neo4J | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pip;Poetry;Yarn | null | null | esbuild
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;LangGraph | c++23;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | not at all | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Decision intelligence | 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 | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | abitity to write good code | null | 7 |
28,991 | 28,992 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 39 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 0 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
28,992 | 28,993 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 11 | 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;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 | 18 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 843,975 | Yes | Swift | Swift | Swift | Objective-C
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Clean code | 193,901 | 7 |
28,993 | 28,994 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 580,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Lit, React Native for Web, GraphQL
Astro, Remix, tRPC, gRPC | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Gemini Canvas
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office 365
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Job board;Other (write in): | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, this is so dumb that I can't even believe there are people thinking it's serious! | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Only if AI tools stop hallucinating and are able to follow instructions properly and accurately, taking context and memory into account, and are trained with proper senior code instead of a mess of junior code, will I consider that the developer will remain relevant as a researcher, architect, conflict mediator, and ma... | 105,581 | 7 |
28,994 | 28,995 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);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 | 3 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 4 | 6 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 24,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Marketing | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions | null | 27,844 | 2 |
28,995 | 28,996 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp | Lisp | Lisp | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;npm;Pip;Prometheus | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Prometheus | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | Gerrit
Gerrit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | LOL, fuck no. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed ab... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Curiosity is and will be the most valuable tool in our belt. | 58,007 | 8 |
28,996 | 28,997 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not really | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Marketing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 92,812 | 8 |
28,997 | 28,998 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 500,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Python;R | null | Angular
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;SQLite | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | Learning about a codebase | 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;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 | yes but some time | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Ai development | 1,756 | 9 |
28,998 | 28,999 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 2 | Developer, QA or test | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 2 | Cambodia | KHR Cambodian riel | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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28,999 | 29,000 | 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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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