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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 22 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,500,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);npm | npm;Yarn | npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;React | Angular;jQuery;React;Vue.js | Angular;jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
5day.io | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | 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;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 29,060 | 9 |
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 15 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,500,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;NuGet | Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | people management | 35,949 | null |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 20 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Valkey | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Valkey | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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
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29,305 | 29,306 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | 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... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Support engineer or analyst | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
Support | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 8 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 492,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Trello | Azure Devops;Trello | Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and critical thinking, you still need to decide whether the AI agent's response is correct or applicable to your requirements. | 8,639 | 9 |
29,306 | 29,307 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 10 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | MySQL | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;Laravel;Node.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js | Angular;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting 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 | No, in my case is always needed a human to "connect" the IA generated code into projects | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Arquitecture: the way modules are organized in software
decision: some decisions that need a more wide perspective that maybe IA struggle to get
trouble solving: the innovation factor that sometimes came from humans | null | 4 |
29,307 | 29,308 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 400,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | tcl
tcl | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | timescaledb
timescaledb | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Astro;Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | remix
remix | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | wykop.pl
wykop.pl | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | From time to time I try to vibe code, I am not fully happy with results, but it saves some time I'd otherwise spend on bootstrapping / scaffolding the solutions | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to learn best practices | debugging | 109,160 | 9 |
29,308 | 29,309 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,309 | 29,310 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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) | 18 | DevOps engineer or professional | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Costs are manageable
value with features and roadmap aligns | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
benefits of the company | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 3 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Scala;SQL;Swift | Java;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Node.js | React;Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | hostinger;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | claude | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | not so much. i dont like the way LLM generate code. It makes me read and spend time on bloated results. I prefer asking for specific functions or see many alternatives to the same solution i wrote | 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;Cybersecurity | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Devin AI;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | being human and being wrong and certain that i am wrong | 78,306 | 9 |
29,310 | 29,311 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | AI/ML engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,350,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 38,940 | 5 |
29,311 | 29,312 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 13 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;Ruby;Rust;Swift;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Snowflake;Supabase;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform | Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Netlify;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | null | Windows;Android;ChromeOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);ChromeOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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. | 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 | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Lovable.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 | null | null | 8 |
29,312 | 29,313 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js | Angular;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Trello | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Less than one year | null | null | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | MCP servers | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions | null | null | 6 |
29,313 | 29,314 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | 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);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information 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 | 5 | 5 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 是的 | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | LanceDB;GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | null | null | null | 6 |
29,314 | 29,315 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Data engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 36,000 | Yes | PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;MongoDB;Snowflake;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Poetry;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Not sure | 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;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | creativity, soft skills, ability to realize work context | 863 | 8 |
29,315 | 29,316 | 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 | 9 | 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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29,316 | 29,317 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,317 | 29,318 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 27 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Poetry | Docker;Homebrew;Poetry | Docker;Homebrew;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows;MacOS | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 | 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;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, I use it as bolilerplate code generation or when I am interrested in searching for alternative tech-stacks | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding core complexity and be able to "code" complex behaviour into natural language. And still sometimes it will be easier to write down plain code that to write a promt in verbose natural language. | null | 8 |
29,318 | 29,319 | 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 | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-... | 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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29,319 | 29,320 | 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) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 25 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,320 | 29,321 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | null | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,321 | 29,322 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 12 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,322 | 29,323 | 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 | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 12 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 11 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;SQL | Assembly;C;C++;Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NuGet;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | null | GitHub;GitLab | 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 | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 8 |
29,323 | 29,324 | 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 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,324 | 29,325 | 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);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 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | 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 | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 9,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python;Rust | Haskell
Haskell | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | CouchDB
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js;React | Node.js | Tokio, Hyper, Tungstenite
Tokio | Yes | Android Studio;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Definitely not. I use LLMs to generate PoC/MVP pieces of code, to explain how some functions of programming languages and libraries work, or ask about general architectural/design concepts, but I don't like the idea of generating large pieces of code. I enjoy writing my code and designing my solutions to my problems. I... | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Infrastructure and general software architecture design, and any software requiring exceptional focus on privacy and/or security. | 66,325 | 7 |
29,325 | 29,326 | 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) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,326 | 29,327 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 1 | 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 | 8 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | null | null | regex
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | null | null | NA
Atom | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | analysis
understanding
mastering tools
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29,327 | 29,328 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 8 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,000,000 | Yes | C++;Java;Python | C++;Python | C++;Python | Objective C
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | ew no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I 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 platfor... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | system engineering, debugging, code reviewing, mentoring | 23,966 | 5 |
29,328 | 29,329 | 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) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 17 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
29,329 | 29,330 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,325,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;npm;Webpack | Homebrew;npm;Webpack | Homebrew;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Next.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;WebStorm;Xcode | Notepad++;WebStorm;Xcode | Notepad++;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 31,765 | 6 |
29,330 | 29,331 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 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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29,331 | 29,332 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | Singapore | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Clickhouse;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Linear;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | 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 | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | 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. | null | null | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | supabase;pgvector | 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 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 | 250,000 | 8 |
29,332 | 29,333 | 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) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,333 | 29,334 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 10 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 1 | Jordan | JOD Jordanian dinar | 21,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift;TypeScript | NA
SwiftUI | Yes | PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Next.js;React;WordPress | Angular;Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Django;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Xcode | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Xcode | PyCharm;Visual Studio;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Jira | Clickup;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing 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 | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I 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 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 | Deep understanding of technical concepts | 29,620 | 7 |
29,334 | 29,335 | 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.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 220,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | PL/SQL
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | Oracle APEX
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Bluesky | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Translating business needs to appropriate UI, in particular extracting these needs from the users. | 143,021 | 7 |
29,335 | 29,336 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 131,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;Lua;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | NA
YugabyteDB, Aurora | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;Prometheus;Terraform | Helm
Helm | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim | Aider;Cursor;Neovim | Cursor;Neovim | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | iOS;iPadOS;Fedora | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack | 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 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | 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.;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;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 | Writing text. Reasoning about complex problems, system design. Reasoning about patterns. | 151,979 | null |
29,336 | 29,337 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Data or business analyst | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 15 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 1,440,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Odoo;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;visionOS | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | 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. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Knowing what your code actually does, and where a bug comes from would be the main thing. | 11,145 | 7 |
29,337 | 29,338 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | 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, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,338 | 29,339 | 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.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 28 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 20 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Erlang;F#;Go;Java;OCaml;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Go;Java;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift;Valkey | DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift;Valkey | DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;NuGet;Pip | Instana
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Spring Boot;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Spring Boot;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I use it extensively for Prototyping | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;Pinecone;LangMem | null | CrewAI;Ollama;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | Adk | Grafana + Prometheus;Langfuse | Instana | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer | 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 | All of them. | null | null |
29,339 | 29,340 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more 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 | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 15 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,400,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | PHP;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;New Relic;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;New Relic;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;New Relic;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Drupal;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;ChromeOS | Windows;Ubuntu;ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 39,521 | 7 |
29,340 | 29,341 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 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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29,341 | 29,342 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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) | 4 | AI/ML engineer | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 900,000 | Yes | PowerShell;Python;SQL | PowerShell;Python;SQL | PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | Blacksheep
Blacksheep | Yes | Aider;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I'm not a vibe coder | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creativity | 21,570 | null |
29,342 | 29,343 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 30 | Data engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Perl;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pip;pnpm | Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pip;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | Quasar
Quasar | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;VSCodium | Vim;VSCodium | Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | 4 |
29,343 | 29,344 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 19 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,344 | 29,345 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | 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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29,345 | 29,346 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,920,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | XSLT
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;npm;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Notepad++;WebStorm | Notepad++;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;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 | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | I suppose yes. Maybe it is not a complete development, but one of its' steps and a great boilerplate for sure. Sometimes it is a good motivation and inspiration. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Cross-domain integrations and development, PoC solutions, legacy code maintaining and support, military/finance/other superhigh security applications, taking final decisions and getting proofs. | 46,015 | 7 |
29,346 | 29,347 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above;Volunteering (regularly) | 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) | 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) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React | Angular;Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Bolt;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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 | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | vibe coding is unprofessional | No, but I 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | coding | null | 7 |
29,347 | 29,348 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 24,000 | Yes | C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;SQL | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python;SQL;Swift | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Homebrew;Netlify | Firebase;Netlify | Firebase;Netlify | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | null | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 606 | null |
29,348 | 29,349 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | null | Go | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Swift;TypeScript | null | Russian, English and Lithuanian
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | Large Language Model | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | null | Google Workspace;YouTrack | Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
29,349 | 29,350 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
In the physical world | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Tcl, Syndicate, Folk
Tcl, Syndicate, Folk | Yes | SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
TerminusDB | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Svelte | ASP.NET;Phoenix;Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
Folk Computer | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
Folk Computer | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Working with other humans (communication skills, empathy, etc), learning a system deeply (reading documentation top to bottom, understanding higher architecture details), interacting in the physical world, insight into novel solutions, brevity and simplicity. | null | null |
29,350 | 29,351 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 2,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | Html, CSS, JavaScript, PHP
Java, Go | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | No
No | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | No
No | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger | null | null | No | No | null | Windows | GitHub;Monday.com;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | No
No | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | No
No | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Software engineering | 1,291 | null |
29,351 | 29,352 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | null | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | Data engineer | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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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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29,352 | 29,353 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 10 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,353 | 29,354 | 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) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Books / Physical media | 8 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | 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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29,354 | 29,355 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Books / Physical media | 19 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Cursor;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 7 |
29,355 | 29,356 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 3,029,600 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js;React | jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | partially, sometimes i ask AI to create a function or example of usage for some function | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | 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 | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | ability to analyze the requirements and understand the whole picture so it can help covering some hidden dependencies | 72,608 | 9 |
29,356 | 29,357 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;OCaml;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Apache Jena
Apache Jena | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Arch;iPadOS;Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Bluesky;YouTube | Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 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 | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | null | vibe coding is unprofessional and should not be encouraged, if you can't write it you can't review it you can't trust it | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | All skills, | 91,013 | 8 |
29,357 | 29,358 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
Poor documentation | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 5 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Assembly;C++;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make | APT;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;Yarn | APT;Make | CMake
CMake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | CLion
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, it isn't part of my development processes, because, as a student, I believe I need to earn practice and problem-solving skills. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | '- Skepticism about AI solutions: suppose some AI tool gave you a solution. Accepting it without even analyzing it is a great mistake.
- Social skills: human interaction is one of the most complex phenomena in the world, and I do not believe AI will be able to replicate it so early. | null | null |
29,358 | 29,359 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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) | 5 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 3 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 45,500 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Firebase;npm;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Astro;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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. | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 1,090 | 5 |
29,359 | 29,360 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 10 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;FastAPI;Next.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows | Azure Devops;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Security | 92,812 | 7 |
29,360 | 29,361 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 21 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 10 | Paraguay | PYG Paraguayan guarani | 90,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Oracle | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js | Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Cursor;Windsurf | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | For side projects right now but I believe is going to be for my professional development work very very soon | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Developers will transition from problem solvers to problem explorers | 11 | null |
29,361 | 29,362 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 4,800,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, AI isn't still that mature and powerful to solve my coding challenges without me fixing and guiding it with my coding knowledge and experience. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Analyzing customer descriptions of their needs, figure out their real needs and matching them to software concepts
Some specialized topics which are related to other businesses but needed in coding | 113,947 | 8 |
29,362 | 29,363 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 2 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 840,000 | Yes | C;C#;Python | null | null | NA
VHDL | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Find the answer and get out | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | 47,358 | null |
29,363 | 29,364 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Republic of North Macedonia | MKD Macedonian denar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;Swift | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | null | Homebrew;NuGet;Podman | Cloudflare;Homebrew;NuGet | Homebrew;NuGet | NA
Apple container | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No I don't really enjoy and is not part of my work | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | 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... | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
29,364 | 29,365 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | 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 learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 8 | 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 | 7 |
29,365 | 29,366 | 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 | null | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;React | Django;React | Django;React | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
Literally nothing else | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | null | 108,913 | 6 |
29,366 | 29,367 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 64,851 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Clickhouse | DuckDB;Clickhouse | Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Docker | APT;Docker | Puppet
NA | Yes | Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Zend Framework
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Augment
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitLab;Markdown File | Markdown File;Notion | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Rarely, only when I'm tired | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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... | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | Augment | null | Augment | null | Augment | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | Augment | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, domain knowledge | 75,237 | 3 |
29,367 | 29,368 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
Unsuitable licence | Insurance | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 84,000 | Yes | C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | WTF no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 114,359 | 6 |
29,368 | 29,369 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 1 | Egypt | USD United States dollar | 22,800 | Yes | JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | Elasticsearch | null | null | NA
NA | null | Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Homebrew;Netlify;pnpm;Vite | Homebrew;Netlify;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Astro;Vue.js | Astro;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | I have no clue. | 22,800 | 8 |
29,369 | 29,370 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | 77,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel;Webpack | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vercel | Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery | Angular;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;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;Monday.com | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Monday.com;Wikis | GitHub;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);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 | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | common sense | 89,331 | 8 |
29,370 | 29,371 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | null | 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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29,371 | 29,372 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 7 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 588,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | 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 | systems level integration | 61,635 | 7 |
29,372 | 29,373 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 0 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 38,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;npm;Pip;Vite | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | React | jQuery;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;YouTrack | GitHub;YouTrack | GitHub;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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 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 | Communication and working with people | 51,734 | 8 |
29,373 | 29,374 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 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
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29,374 | 29,375 | 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 | 33 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 39 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 151,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#, .NET, ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, SQL
TypeScript | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | SQL Server
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core
Angular | null | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;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 | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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 | Legacy technologies and frameworks. Developer best practices. Complex integration of systems. High-level systems planning. Complex problem-solving. | 98,164 | 8 |
29,375 | 29,376 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | 17 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Russian Federation | USD United States dollar | 96,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Rust;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Yandex Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Yandex Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Yandex Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React;Vue.js | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;RAG;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | it will be a part, but now only at pet projects/hackatons | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | understanding what is under capet | 96,000 | 7 |
29,376 | 29,377 | 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 | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Podman;Railway;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | npm;Podman;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | npm;Podman;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | Fastify;Node.js;React | Fastify;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | 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 | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | AI can help but won't replace developers | 60,328 | 9 |
29,377 | 29,378 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Go;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 46,406 | 8 |
29,378 | 29,379 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,379 | 29,380 | 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) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | null | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Ethiopia | ETB Ethiopian birr | 232,548 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB | MicroPython;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Railway | Railway | Railway | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Other (write in): | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices | Together with AI and personal skill will be a key for success. | 1,693 | null |
29,380 | 29,381 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Student | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | yes | null | null |
29,381 | 29,382 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 27 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 5,000,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | Google Cloud;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky | 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 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It doesn't matter how you write code. What's important is that you thoroughly review, understand, and take responsibility for it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Personalized agent creation | 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. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Vertex AI | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | The skill of dressing appropriately, smiling, and shaking hands. Even in a post-COVID-19 world where remote meetings have become commonplace, this ritual remains important to many people. 😉
The ability to question and supplement customer requirements, and to choose the appropriate technical level based on the other p... | 34,544 | 8 |
29,382 | 29,383 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | 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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29,383 | 29,384 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | 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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29,384 | 29,385 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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 | 8 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
29,385 | 29,386 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Founder, technology or otherwise | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,386 | 29,387 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 32 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 0 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Perl;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Informix
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django | Django | GWT
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | Vim | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Red Hat;Fedora | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 55,258 | 8 |
29,387 | 29,388 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 1 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,000,000 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Android | Jira;Miro | Jira;Miro | Jira;Miro | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Original thinking | 47,932 | null |
29,388 | 29,389 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 32 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C;Java;Python;Rust | Java;Python;Rust | Java;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Kaggle | Discord;Reddit;Kaggle | Discord;Reddit;Kaggle | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 90,353 | null |
29,389 | 29,390 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 40 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,390 | 29,391 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | 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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29,391 | 29,392 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 12 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | OVH Cloud
OVH Cloud, aiven.io | Yes | Astro;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | Astro;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;React;Symfony | Astro;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
Deskpro | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
29,392 | 29,393 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 10,000,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 69,088 | 7 |
29,393 | 29,394 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges | null | Student | null | null | null | null | School | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
29,394 | 29,395 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | 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 | 4 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 42,003 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;Podman | APT;Podman | APT;Podman | CMake
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
Helix | null | null | null | null | null | Android;NixOS | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | null | null | ClearCase
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 | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing 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;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don't think AI tools will be capable enough to even match the skills of a developer | 48,730 | 8 |
29,395 | 29,396 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | 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, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Scala;SQL | Kotlin;SQL | Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Splunk | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Medium | Stack Overflow;Medium | Stack Overflow;Medium | 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 | 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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Documenting code | Testing code;Search for answers | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 impr... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | Everything | 63,808 | 9 |
29,396 | 29,397 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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... | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
29,397 | 29,398 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
29,398 | 29,399 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Lisp | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lisp | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp | Clojure
Clojure | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make | Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Make;Pacman | Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | All skills since I don't think AI is going to be this important anyways. | 104,413 | 10 |
29,399 | 29,400 | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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