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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 1,000 | France | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
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NA | Yes | MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Documenting code | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
29,002 | 29,003 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Support engineer or analyst | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | VSCodium | null | Helix
Helix | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | 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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Effective documentation, safety critical programming | null | null |
29,003 | 29,004 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 46 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 51 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
something that works! | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 65 | 53 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Mojo | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | NA
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NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
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NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Perplexity AI without Sound. Meta AI
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It was until today; the four AI's I tried to use all failed at the moderately complex task I gave them. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Neo4j | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Perplexity | Meta AI | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I think that knowing the tech landscape and being able to design solutions will remain viable into the future even if AI takes a big leap. AI's so far are not creative at all, IMHO. | null | 0 |
29,004 | 29,005 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 62,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,005 | 29,006 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 5 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 36,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | deep understanding the programming and computer science | 36,000 | 9 |
29,006 | 29,007 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 13 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 82,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;pnpm;Supabase | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js | Next.js;Node.js | Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | Kotlin Multiplatform | Kotlin Multiplatform | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | For my regular job definitely not. But in my hobby projects, where I don't always use the programming languages and frameworks of my specialization, I am what's understood from the term "vibe coding". | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Putting the pieces together. AI tools will just be like high-level programming languages: A way of making code easier for all of us. In the end I have the plan for certain features or implementation details in my hand and just want to bring it to paper. The last part is where AI can play a tremendous role in improving ... | 95,132 | 8 |
29,007 | 29,008 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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) | 9 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 3,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL | Go;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;Symfony;WordPress | Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);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) | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, vibe coding sucks | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | 72 | 2 |
29,008 | 29,009 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 32,000 | Yes | C;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;Go;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | Bun
Bun | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm;Zed | CLion
CLion | null | null | null | c23 | c23 | MacOS;iOS;Debian | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Debian | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really, I like for the AI tools to help me with bits or concepts but not generating big blocks of code (since I've found that usually they are not right, either because of capability or lack of enough context) | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture, performance orientation, detail orientation, product / feature definition, debugging, testing (well) | 37,125 | 7 |
29,009 | 29,010 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | Google Workspace;Jira | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Other (write in): | yes vibe coding helped me in a lot of projects | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 34,804 | 8 |
29,010 | 29,011 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Estonia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
Modelica | Yes | SQLite;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Docker | Docker | Fly
Hetzner | Yes | Astro;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 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 at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | People skills | null | 5 |
29,011 | 29,012 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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;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 | 20 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 20 | France | EUR European Euro | 93,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | Cargo;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | Cargo;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | Uv
Uv | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;RustRover;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;RustRover;VSCodium | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Polars;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Polars;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | Critical thinking, ethics, design | 107,894 | null |
29,012 | 29,013 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 35 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Prolog | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Prolog | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Prolog | Logtalk, MEL
Logtalk, MEL | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | React Native for Web
React Native for Web | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano | Nano | NA
Bluefish | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Markdown File | Wikis | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | 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 | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 41,929 | 3 |
29,013 | 29,014 | 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.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | null | npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | npm;Vercel | npm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
29,014 | 29,015 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 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) | 9 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C;C#;C++;Go;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Prometheus;Splunk | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Hell no. If I am not instructing the model in extreme detail on implementing boiler plate code I'm doing it myself. Extreme control over everything and mastery of understanding. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | All of them | 125,000 | 3 |
29,015 | 29,016 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | 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) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 17 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Django | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | null | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | Leantime
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | All, LLMs are way worse at solving real problems as marketing of openai, microsoft, google etc. suggests. The google AI made google search worse. Nearly everything it puts out when I do research is based on misunderstandings. If you do real software engineering AI is nearly useless. It's pretty bad at understanding. It... | null | 7 |
29,016 | 29,017 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 35 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Heck no. | No, and I don't 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 105,000 | 10 |
29,017 | 29,018 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 21 | 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 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | jsfiddle
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | planning and collaborating with each other | 125,000 | null |
29,018 | 29,019 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 9 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Serbia | EUR European Euro | 27,600 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle;Redis | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | 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 | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | 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 | Thinking | 32,020 | 8 |
29,019 | 29,020 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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) | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 0 | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | React;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, It's easy to crave in and use AI for the most simple problems, but that just makes me a professional google user, not an actual developer, who actually understands how the project works. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Critical Thinking and Personalization to the user's needs. | null | 10 |
29,020 | 29,021 | 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.) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 45 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;Pip | Pip | Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Microsoft Fabric;uv | uv | uv | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Other (write in):
Read the answer to the question I searched for | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | 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 weekly | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 9 |
29,021 | 29,022 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 19 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 190,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Sumologic, Amazon Table Storage
Sumologic, Amazon Table Storage | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Absolutely not. It's fine for experimentation, but unacceptable for production applications. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 190,000 | 5 |
29,022 | 29,023 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 | 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 | 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) | 10 | 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
29,023 | 29,024 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 50 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 59 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | JQuery
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm | null | null | Gemini
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Other (write in): | 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 about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | Can’t see how to modify code in a proprietary app. What would you ask? | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | Replit AI | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Replit | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Refining and debugging code | 40,842 | 5 |
29,024 | 29,025 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;Python | null | null | Haskell
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pip | null | null | uv, pixie
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | uv | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, somewhat | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | 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 | null | 24,561 | null |
29,025 | 29,026 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | null | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | null | null | null | null | Insurance | null | No | null | null | null | Armenia | AMD Armenian dram | null | Yes | JavaScript;Lisp;PHP | Lisp;PHP | Lisp;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel | Laravel | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
29,026 | 29,027 | 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) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | OCaml;Rust | null | NA
f* | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | Effect.ts | null | MacOS | MacOS | Linear | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I use LLMs to help with small parts of the code, to help me debug something, or to answer general questions. But I do not have it write code for me. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code | 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 | Knowing how to fix other people's buggy AI code, communication skills | 130,000 | 6 |
29,027 | 29,028 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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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 |
29,028 | 29,029 | 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) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 17 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 154,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Java;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | Ollama;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company... | 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... | null | 154,000 | 1 |
29,029 | 29,030 | 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) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 0 | Peru | PEN Peruvian sol | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;React | Astro;FastAPI | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Only for simple algoritms or specific functions. Very isolated from the project in general | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I 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 | 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 | ChatGPT | 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 quick help troubleshooting | etics, quality, security | null | 9 |
29,030 | 29,031 | 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 (20-29 hours per week) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled ap... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Bo... | 40 | 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 | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Elixir;TypeScript | Rust;Swift;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Vercel;Yarn | Supabase | null | Fly.io
Fly.io | Yes | Node.js;Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Zed | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | RAG | null | MCP | MCP | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Monday.com | GitHub;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Job board | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | A bit | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | Ollama | 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 learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 117,017 | 5 |
29,031 | 29,032 | 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 (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 15 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 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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29,032 | 29,033 | 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) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;G... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 8 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 84,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | MacOS | Airtable;Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | Airtable;Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | Airtable;Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Sometimes | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | To understand main patterns and how system works | 2,013 | null |
29,033 | 29,034 | I am learning to code | 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 | 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);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | C++;Python | C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | Pygbag, React Native
Pygbag, React Native | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | ChatGPT, MSFT CoPilot
ChatGPT, MSFT CoPilot | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;ChromeOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Whenever I am coding something for which doing the task is very difficult, I don't know how to do it (e.g. web dev), or I need to debug code that isn't entirely mine. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Robotics;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Still know a lot of CS | null | null |
29,034 | 29,035 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,035 | 29,036 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);... | 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, back-end | 10,000 or more 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 4 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 5,720,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Yandex Cloud | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Yandex Cloud | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Yandex Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 72,984 | 10 |
29,036 | 29,037 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-time) | 100 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Coding Bootcamp | 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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29,037 | 29,038 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | null | null | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 25,000 | Yes | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery | jQuery;Svelte | jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 29,004 | 6 |
29,038 | 29,039 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 150,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | null | null | M
Jai | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Snowflake;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman | null | null | winget
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | edit, notepad
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | To explore a problem yes. To actually develop anything more than trivial, scripting or code blocks: 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | architecture, understanding non-functional requirements or other implicit requirements | 204,212 | null |
29,039 | 29,040 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., Universit... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 3 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 180,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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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 | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9,475 | null |
29,040 | 29,041 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | null | null | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 15,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Pip;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;FastAPI;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Linear | Linear | Linear | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 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 weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Shit | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 2,731 | 8 |
29,041 | 29,042 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js | FastAPI;Svelte;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos | 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 trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, 'vibe coding' is not a part of my professional workflow. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | ChromaDB | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | 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 | Project management, decision making, code review, tech stack review, deciding on features, UI, UX. | 61,264 | 7 |
29,042 | 29,043 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 1,500,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Python;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Django | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Glean, ChatGPT
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Wikis | Notion;Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | kind of. Starting work is usually daunting and hard for me and AI fills that gap greatly. But then I excel at improving code, so I do that quite a lot. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Glean (Enterprise Agents) | Cursor (claude) | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | requirement gathering, presenting technical information, debating options, debugging, understanding documentation, | 78,959 | 8 |
29,043 | 29,044 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 9 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Python;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Supabase;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Supabase;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Supabase;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Linear | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Hacker News;X;Substack | Hacker News;X;Substack | Hacker News;X;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Not sure | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | Redis;supabase | null | Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;OpenRouter | null | null | AgentOps | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Devin AI | null | null | null | 200,000 | 9 |
29,044 | 29,045 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | 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 | 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);Coding Bootcamp | 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
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29,045 | 29,046 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 5 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | null | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 200,000 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer | Heroku | null | NA
NA | null | Angular;AngularJS | null | null | NA
NA | null | Aider | Zed | null | NA
Ok | Polars | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;NixOS | Airtable;Asana;Clickup;Doxygen;Miro | YouTrack | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the ... | 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 | Fireproof;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;LangMem | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai | null | Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 54,460 | null |
29,046 | 29,047 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 1 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | C++, PowerShell, Bash/Shell, Python
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MySQL;Neo4J | Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Podman;Splunk | Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Splunk | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No, not at all | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking, that's self-explanatory, one would never not benefit from having this. Next, is a different-level visionary, meaning ability to understand code by its primary functions and what it does, and by its goal, structure and alike | null | null |
29,047 | 29,048 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 17 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 950,000 | Yes | Elixir;Go;JavaScript;SQL | Elixir;SQL | Elixir;SQL | Elixir, Go
Elixir | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
PostgreSQL | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;New Relic | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | FlyIO, AWS, Docker
FlyIO, AWS, Docker, Appsignal | Yes | Express;Phoenix;React | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix, Express, React
Phoenix | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | VS Code, Cursor
Zed | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, it isn't. IA mostly autocompletes things I was going to type, it doesn't code for me | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support;Marketing | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Discovery, Plan and break into executable pieces complex problems, debugging and fixing issues | 172,935 | 4 |
29,048 | 29,049 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,049 | 29,050 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | 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) | 22 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 115,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | partly | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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, understanding human problems | 133,417 | 10 |
29,050 | 29,051 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | null | 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 | 100 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Ethiopia | ETB Ethiopian birr | 1,000 | null | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;F# | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL | NA
NA | null | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Datomic;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Eclipse;Nano | Cline and/or Roo | null | Hin fayadamene
Eyee | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | I don't use Stack Overflow | Daily or almost daily | Message Boards | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 | null |
29,051 | 29,052 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | Student | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Heroku;npm;Pip;Vite | Pip;Vite | Pip;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;Next.js;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, in specific, non-critical cases | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have 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 | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Critical thinking, creativity | null | null |
29,052 | 29,053 | 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 | 34 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 41 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 750,000 | Yes | C#;Python;SQL | C#;Python;SQL | C#;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;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 | No, I don't need to produce bad code faster | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Thinking, feeling, laughing | 78,616 | 7 |
29,053 | 29,054 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 38 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
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 | 10 | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 222,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | 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;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | 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 | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | A little but it can be frustrating. Its great when it works. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama;Semantic Kernel | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Perplexity | 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 | We will still need to understand code for when AI gets it wrong or gets itself in a bad loop. | 144,321 | 10 |
29,054 | 29,055 | I am learning to code | Prefer not to say | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | null | 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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29,055 | 29,056 | I am learning to code | 35-44 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) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ... | 4 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Fintech | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 14 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 360 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 360 | null |
29,056 | 29,057 | I am a developer by profession | 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 | 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) | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pacman;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Maven (build tool);Pacman;pnpm;Vite | dnf
opentofu | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET Core;Astro;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Arch | Arch | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, not at all. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Solving complex problems, security auditing | null | 5 |
29,057 | 29,058 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,058 | 29,059 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Best practises of software design | null | Energy | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 33,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Ready Q&A for troubleshooting | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 38,285 | 6 |
29,059 | 29,060 | 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.) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Other (please specify):
It fully fulfills the company's use case for it | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Healthy culture and work-life balance | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Bun;npm;pnpm;Vite | npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | 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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI R... | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I frequently use AI to code as part of my professional development work, but I always actually read through all the code and make sure I understand it before moving on.
The only code I really vibe code on professionally is where I need a quick proof of concept and don't actually plan to maintain the code long-term. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agen... | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | promptfoo | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Planning, architecting, transforming vague ideas into detailed product specifications, finding opportunities to provide value, connecting to others | 160,000 | 8 |
29,060 | 29,061 | 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) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Supabase;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Just like how we transitioned from Notepad to Intellij IDEA, there will be a transition to AI-assisted coding. At present, if we see someone typing code in Notepad, we feel sorry for how they are outdated and lagging behind. The same thing will be felt in 2-3 years when someone is programming without getting help from... | null | 10 |
29,061 | 29,062 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 27 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
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29,062 | 29,063 | 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 | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Theia
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 135,000 | 9 |
29,063 | 29,064 | 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.) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Docker;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Docker;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not yet, but potentially in the future | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | '- Creativity and project management
- Able to understand code and troubleshoot effectively when AI is wrong
- Know how to rigorously test codebases against changes made by AI | 55,000 | 8 |
29,064 | 29,065 | 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 (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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
Good documentation | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 205,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Symfony | FastAPI;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;uv | Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Security, ethics, architecture, optimization. | 205,000 | 5 |
29,065 | 29,066 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
29,066 | 29,067 | 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 (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 2 | Data engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,067 | 29,068 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges | null | null | null | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 100 to 499 employees | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,068 | 29,069 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 42 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,069 | 29,070 | 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 | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | 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 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. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Haven't used AI enough to say. | 135,000 | 6 |
29,070 | 29,071 | 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) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 11 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 26,000 | Yes | Python;R;SQL | JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2 | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;IBM Cloud;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | FastAPI;Flask;Nuxt.js | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 30,164 | 7 |
29,071 | 29,072 | 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) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 4 | DevOps engineer or professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;Python;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;Rust;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua | Odin
Odin | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit | Discord;Reddit | Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | 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);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | everything | null | 9 |
29,072 | 29,073 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | 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 | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;npm;Pacman;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Chocolatey;npm;Pacman;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Chocolatey;npm;Pacman;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Laravel;React | Angular;AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Flask;React;Vue.js | Django;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Neovim;Vim | null | Continue
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Monday.com;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | 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, I tried it for a bit, but it was way slower than reading documentation. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Multi-platform search enablement;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Redis;Fireproof;Pinecone | null | Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;Zapier | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;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 | Cybersecurity and hardening code. | null | 1 |
29,073 | 29,074 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 38 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 230,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;R;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;R;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;npm;NuGet;Podman;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet;Podman;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Jira;Trello | Azure Devops;Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | null | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vibe coding is not part of my development workflow. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Weaviate | Elasticsearch | CrewAI;Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Solutioning/Architecting. You will still need to know what you're building, just not how. | 230,000 | 7 |
29,074 | 29,075 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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 | 5 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 240,332 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Elixir;Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Splunk;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | vi
vi | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Fedora | MacOS;Fedora;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor 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 | 65,586 | 6 |
29,075 | 29,076 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 13 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | 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 |
29,076 | 29,077 | 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.) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 275,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Redis;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Datadog;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Netlify;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;Deno;Express;jQuery;NestJS;Node.js;React | Astro;Deno;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Deno;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;SwiftData;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Android;Debian;Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Taiga
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Facebook
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing;Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Software architecture design | 14,476 | 3 |
29,077 | 29,078 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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) | 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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29,078 | 29,079 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 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) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per month or weekly | Videos | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents... | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Qdrant;ChromaDB;supabase;Milvus;Zep;LangMem | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
29,079 | 29,080 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv | Shadcn/ui;uv | uv | null | null | Arch | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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... | As usual, developers will require more skills, not less. | null | null |
29,080 | 29,081 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 22 | Developer, back-end | 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
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29,081 | 29,082 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Ecuador | USD United States dollar | 10,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | PHP;Rust;Scala | Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NestJS;Axum | null | Hono
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph;Ultralytics | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,082 | 29,083 | 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 | 6 | 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 | 6 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Basic AI Agents, Advanced JS/React code patterns | 170,000 | 9 |
29,083 | 29,084 | 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.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Games or coding challenges | 3 | Developer, game or graphics | 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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29,084 | 29,085 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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 | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
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 | 9 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 50,400 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Dart;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Excalidraw
Excalidraw | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Definitely not | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 a... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 9,175 | 3 |
29,085 | 29,086 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | null | C# | C#;HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | null | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed... | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub 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 help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creatively, open mind | null | null |
29,086 | 29,087 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 17 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Go;Kotlin;Python;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress | React | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Vim | Claude Code;Xcode | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky | Bluesky | Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Chat (people) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | 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 | Understanding the best and most efficient way of CONNECTING DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. There's a ton of ways to accomplish one task (connect A to B to C), but there are far better and far worse options, and the worse options can have huge technical debt. AI can possibly connect A, B, and C, but the code and way it goes about ... | 180,000 | 3 |
29,087 | 29,088 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 26 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Actively maintained | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 182,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Jira | Jira | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | Snyk | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Customer empathy | 182,000 | 3 |
29,088 | 29,089 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | null | null | null | 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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29,089 | 29,090 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 2 | Developer, mobile | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 240,000 | null | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | null | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle | Firebase;Gradle | Firebase;Gradle | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | 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 | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5,752 | null |
29,090 | 29,091 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,091 | 29,092 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | 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);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 | 3 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm | Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm | Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | 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;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to personalize projects to specific environments and needs | null | null |
29,092 | 29,093 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Pacman | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | RAD Studio, Delphi
RAD Studio, Delphi | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Hashnode;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;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | 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 | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
29,093 | 29,094 | 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) | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exch... | 15 | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 7 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 768,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;Groovy;MicroPython;OCaml;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;Ruby;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | uv
uv | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | 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;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Nope. I only discovered what that was in the last month or so. It is not appealing to me but I can see it being useful for boilerplate and prototyping | null | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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... | Computer Science foundations, debugging and critical analysis, keeping up to date with AI technology and its impact on the industry, at least one high level language and one low level language, software architecture especially microservices architecture and gRPC + Protocol Buffers, critical thinking and problem solving... | 43,299 | 0 |
29,094 | 29,095 | 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 | Attending school (part-time) | 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;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,095 | 29,096 | 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 | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Rust | HTML/CSS;Java;Rust | HTML/CSS;Java;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA | Eclipse | Eclipse | Helix
Helix | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Wikis;YouTrack | Wikis;YouTrack | Wikis;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, and I consider vibe coding to be the exact opposite of software engineering. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Anything involving actual thinking and comprehension. | 163,370 | 6 |
29,096 | 29,097 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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 |
29,097 | 29,098 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Support engineer or analyst | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;MicroPython | Bash/Shell (all shells);MicroPython | NA
Julia | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express | Express | Express | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android;iOS | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Only when working in new languages. My first front-end was vibe-coded. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | 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.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 90,000 | null |
29,098 | 29,099 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | DevOps engineer or professional | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Go;Python;TypeScript | Go;Python;TypeScript | Go;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | uv, mise, Oracle Cloud
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;FastAPI;Ruby on Rails | Express;FastAPI;Ruby on Rails | FastHTML
FastHTML | Yes | Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;LinkedIn | Reddit;Hacker News | Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server;pgvector;mem0 | Strands, Nova | Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Wiz | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Lovable.dev | Zed | 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 | System design, talking to users, business acumen | 150,000 | 8 |
29,099 | 29,100 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Pip;pnpm;Poetry | Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja;Pip;pnpm | Pip;pnpm | uv, dnf, winget
uv, dnf, winget | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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... | All of them. | null | null |
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