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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 6,000,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 105,353 | 6 |
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not interested in that | Ethical concerns
not interested in that | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Snowflake | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Use discussion or chat feature
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | JavaScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;npm;Pacman;Supabase;Vite | Make;npm;Pacman;Supabase;Vite | Make;npm;Pacman;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Arch | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
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Presence of AI or AI agents | Media & Advertising Services | Expert mentors
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Prometheus;Vite | Ansible;Docker;Make;Podman | Ansible;Docker;Make | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Django;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Phoenix;React;WordPress | ASP.NET;Blazor;Django;WordPress | ASP.NET;Django;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Goland
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Gitea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Other (write in): | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. I have real colleagues I can code together with, don't need an LLM for that. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Marketing | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 improved collaboratio... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significan... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Thinking through a problem. If you can't explain it in an elevator pitch, you don't really understand the problem.
Low level debugging. There's always one more level to debug.
Talking to a colleague who wrote the code, a user, stake holder or shareholder.
Understanding business and human impact of code.
Being able to w... | 53,367 | 3 |
29,606 | 29,607 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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, back-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Cybersecurity | Vector databases for AI applications | 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. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
29,607 | 29,608 | 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 | None of the above | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | System administrator | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | 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, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
29,608 | 29,609 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 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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29,609 | 29,610 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 9 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | APT;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | APT;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Better understanding of tasks and issues | null | null |
29,610 | 29,611 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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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29,611 | 29,612 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;Gleam | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Supabase | Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;pnpm;Vite | gleam
gleam | Yes | Vue.js | null | null | lustre
lustre | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | 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 | I have come across the term, but have never used AI or LLM for help with coding and have no intention of replacing my hobby with a machine | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not liste... | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
29,612 | 29,613 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | null | null | 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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29,613 | 29,614 | 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.) | 19 | 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 | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Other (please specify):
ai | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 39,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Cargo;Gradle | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 53,095 | 8 |
29,614 | 29,615 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
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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29,615 | 29,616 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 23 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Linode
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
29,616 | 29,617 | 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) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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 | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | null | 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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29,617 | 29,618 | 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) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 17 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;PowerShell | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;PowerShell;Ruby | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;MSBuild;NuGet | APT;Docker;Make;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Logical thinking & Probelm-solving
Architechtinng and structuring
Naming | null | null |
29,618 | 29,619 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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) | 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 | Database administrator or engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | 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 | null | null | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | NA
NA | null | Docker;MSBuild | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Ollama | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Microsoft Planner;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 81,210 | 5 |
29,619 | 29,620 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb | null | null | Amazon Neptune
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;New Relic;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub | null | null | Rally
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | New Relic;Snyk | null | ChatGPT | Amazon Q | 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 | 28,759 | 7 |
29,620 | 29,621 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challen... | 2 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 23 | 21 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;MicroPython;Perl;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;InfluxDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;InfluxDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Bolt;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode | Bolt;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
anaconda, | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;LangGraph;Ultralytics;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Monday.com;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);op... | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | napkins ai
napkins ai | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Other specific task (write in): | 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 increased my productivity.;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.;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 | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | OpenRouter | null | Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Replit;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer | napkins.ai | 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 | programming language | null | null |
29,621 | 29,622 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 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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29,622 | 29,623 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | Developer, QA or test | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 55,800 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | 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.) | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, it is not | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | Data and analytics;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | creativity, understanding complexity, understanding code, debugging, etc. | 64,736 | 7 |
29,623 | 29,624 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e.,... | 3 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | 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 | 6 |
29,624 | 29,625 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,625 | 29,626 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | 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 | 5 | Database administrator or engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Drupal;Nuxt.js;React;WordPress | AngularJS;Django;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | null | null | Documenting code | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support;Cybersecurity | Vector databases for AI applications;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | ChromaDB;supabase | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Wiz | null | ChatGPT;AgentGPT;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 2,397 | 5 |
29,626 | 29,627 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 5 | Student | I don’t know | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
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 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,627 | 29,628 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,628 | 29,629 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Switzerland | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI 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 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
29,629 | 29,630 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;JavaScript;R;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not much I only use it when I really want to try out a feature. But they are all unsuccessful anyway. So I focus mostly on manual coding and using AI mostly for debugging and learning. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant c... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Surface Level or Managerial Roles. | null | null |
29,630 | 29,631 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Data engineer | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
Deployments can version controlled | Poor usability
ClickOps | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Supabase;Clickhouse | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform | uv
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Continue.dev
Continue.dev | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot 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.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Somewhat. Usually for small scoped tasks or requests, or non-crucial parts of the job (i.e. if I need a simple front-end, I don't give a damn how it looks, then sure I will vibe code it. For core tasks, not as much).
It doesn't seem to work too well for me when I try to give the LLM a large task. It often gets confuse... | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecting, cost management, discerning the bullshit from the useful, fending off grifters and corporate shills, understanding stakeholder needs. | 81,210 | 6 |
29,631 | 29,632 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 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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29,632 | 29,633 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 0 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Not sure | null | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code | null | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | no idea iam beginner to coding | null | null |
29,633 | 29,634 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Morocco | MAD Moroccan dirham | 312,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Java | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agen... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Design scalable, maintainable systems. Very precise defined features. Translate vague requirements into concrete technical tasks. | 34,300 | 4 |
29,634 | 29,635 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 780,000 | Yes | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | Bun;Homebrew;Vite | Bun;Homebrew;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Vue.js | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, due to licensing and rights concerns. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Ability to finish the job | 81,761 | 6 |
29,635 | 29,636 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 31 | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | 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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29,636 | 29,637 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Other (please specify):
Inclusion of generative AI | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 84,240 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus | ArgoCD
ArgoCD | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Neovim | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;iOS;Fedora | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | 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 | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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... | architecting, writing performant code, troubleshooting, understanding what the customer really wants, writing secure code, understanding when to say "no" | 97,731 | null |
29,637 | 29,638 | 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 | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | 24 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 0 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Podman | Kubernetes;Make | Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | 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 | null | 115,720 | 8 |
29,638 | 29,639 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | 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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29,639 | 29,640 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | null | null | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
29,640 | 29,641 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | null | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 33 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,641 | 29,642 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 28 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 820,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;F# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Monday.com | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Bluesky;LinkedIn | Bluesky;LinkedIn | Bluesky;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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 | So far I use vibe coding for tools and simple, small and easy to define coding tasks. | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Systems thinking, Architecture, patterns, and keeping up with tools, frameworks and libraries to be able to tell the AI what to use when building. To be able to read code and understand what the AI has generated. | 85,954 | 8 |
29,642 | 29,643 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Good brand and public image
NA | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,643 | 29,644 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | 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 | 24 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | null | Java | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Kubernetes | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | 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, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 104,413 | 8 |
29,644 | 29,645 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | MicroPython;PHP;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Azure Devops;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Robotics | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 9 |
29,645 | 29,646 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Developer, mobile | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Python;Ruby;Swift | Swift | Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database | Firebase Realtime Database | Firebase Realtime Database | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Microsoft Azure | Firebase;Microsoft Azure | Firebase;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | 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.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Complex reasoning, matching context of the problems | 69,609 | 8 |
29,646 | 29,647 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 5 | Developer, QA or test | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Serbia | EUR European Euro | 75,600 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 87,707 | null |
29,647 | 29,648 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 3 | Iceland | ISK Icelandic krona | 18,000,000 | Yes | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloudflare D1
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;NuGet;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Svelte;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need quick help troubleshooting | writing maintainable and readable architecture/high-level code | 147,047 | 7 |
29,648 | 29,649 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Academic researcher | 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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29,649 | 29,650 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
Unnecessary inclusion of AI | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 61,000 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not really. It is encouraged in my workplace, and I use AI tools because I have to since it is strongly encouraged, but I don't rely on it enough to fully qualify as vibe coding | 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 the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Wiz | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding the concepts and best practices, and being able to write code that AI can use as examples, since it needs an example to work from to give good results. | 70,769 | 9 |
29,650 | 29,651 | 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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | 8 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | 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 | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | enjoy coding | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2 |
29,651 | 29,652 | 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.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 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) | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,652 | 29,653 | 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) | 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);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 6 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | 650,000 | Yes | Java | Go;Java;Python | Java | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Zed | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Coding challenges;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 | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7,556 | 6 |
29,653 | 29,654 | 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) | null | null | null | 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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29,654 | 29,655 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 16 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 11,000,000 | 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 monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | 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 | null | 127,864 | 9 |
29,655 | 29,656 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | 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 | 8 | 7 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake;SQLite | Cassandra;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React | ASP.NET;FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;Ultralytics | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | 9 |
29,656 | 29,657 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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 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 | 8 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 6 | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 58,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Oracle;Snowflake | Dynamodb;Snowflake | Dynamodb;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew | Pipenv, pyenv
uv | null | null | null | null | Streamlit
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Marimo
Marimo | uv | Polars;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Fedora | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | null | 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 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 | 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 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 | 67,869 | 8 |
29,657 | 29,658 | 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.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | null | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Angular, React
Angular, React | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React | Angular;React | Angular;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | null | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | 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. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 8 |
29,658 | 29,659 | 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 not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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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29,659 | 29,660 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,660 | 29,661 | 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) | 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);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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 2 | Data scientist | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;X;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;X;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;X;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
29,661 | 29,662 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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) | 6 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 3 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 59,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 68,449 | null |
29,662 | 29,663 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PowerShell;Prolog;Ruby;Scala;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;Oracle;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
29,663 | 29,664 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Books / Physical media | null | Developer, back-end | 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 | null | null | Software Development | 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
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29,664 | 29,665 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 19 | 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 | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
Flexibility. Both work-related and Work-Life related | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Romania | EUR European Euro | 76,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | H2;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | H2;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Sybase
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Lucid (includes Lucidchart);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;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Definitely not! I would use different wording here but I am trying to be civil :)
I may use it for personal projects, but I take pride in my work and AI is not a the point where it can write good enough code for enterprise/regulated environment or software uses | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architectural-related skills. AI may know the basics of a project's architecture, but in my experience it has trouble understanding the particularities of non-standard architecture. | 88,171 | 8 |
29,665 | 29,666 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Data engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 8,000 | Yes | SQL | Python;SQL | SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Notepad++ | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | 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 | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 2,183 | 6 |
29,666 | 29,667 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | 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 | rational thinking | null | 7 |
29,667 | 29,668 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges | 28 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 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 | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;Pip;pnpm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Axum | Node.js;React;Axum | Node.js;React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have 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. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Critical thinking, learning, soft skills | 116,015 | 7 |
29,668 | 29,669 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenge... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 9 | Project manager | 20 to 99 employees | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | 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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29,669 | 29,670 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, QA or test | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,113,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman;Yarn | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman | Jenkins
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Quarkus
Quarkus, HTMX | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | null | null | Arch | Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Telegram
Telegram | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);X Grok models | X Grok models | X Grok models | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding, what to do. | 52,095 | 6 |
29,670 | 29,671 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | null | 10 | Data scientist | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,671 | 29,672 | 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 | 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);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 14 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
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29,672 | 29,673 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, game or graphics | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,000,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Supabase | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Astro;Next.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | Asana;GitHub;Notion;Trello | Asana;GitHub;Obsidian | Asana;GitHub | Taskade
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 Info... | null | Redis;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | 11,624 | 7 |
29,673 | 29,674 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 520,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;C#;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Flutter
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I use code snippets and suggestions from LLMs, but the vast majority is written by me. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | 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 the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Requirement engineering, social skills, deep understanding of domain, niche tech knowledge | 54,507 | 7 |
29,674 | 29,675 | 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) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 16 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Lisp;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin | GML
My own | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | Telegram
Telegram | 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);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 3 |
29,675 | 29,676 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 23 | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 23 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Kotlin;Ruby;SQL | Python;Ruby | Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;Pip;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Kubernetes | Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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... | Knowing to spot edge cases and evaluate what good code looks like to spot fragilities. | null | 8 |
29,676 | 29,677 | 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 | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 27 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,677 | 29,678 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
29,678 | 29,679 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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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29,679 | 29,680 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Games or coding challenges | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Gradle;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Supabase;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Arch | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | well yeah am trying to avoid it as much as i can but still i use it to save time or split my work cause i don't have job in this field so when i don't get time for myself i use to take help from ai which i don't want and it's really fading my creativity and logical thinking. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
29,680 | 29,681 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 35 | null | null | 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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29,681 | 29,682 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 7 | Academic researcher | 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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29,682 | 29,683 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Snowflake;Cockroachdb;Pocketbase | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React;Spring Boot | Ruby on Rails;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes I use most of the AI generated code and then refactor the code accordingly | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 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 | Debugging will remain valuable since AI is not able to debug code properly | null | 6 |
29,683 | 29,684 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled ap... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 4 | Developer, game or graphics | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | C# | C# | C# | 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 | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
29,684 | 29,685 | 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 not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 156,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 42,572 | 8 |
29,685 | 29,686 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 26,400,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Go;Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 22,521 | 8 |
29,686 | 29,687 | 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 | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., Univ... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 41,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | NuGet;Pip | NuGet;Pip | NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 pla... | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture and context comprehension, as AI can't know all the implications of some decisions. | 47,566 | 7 |
29,687 | 29,688 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 44 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Other (please specify):
Made by Oracle | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 10 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;SQL | null | null | hack
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;npm | null | null | lxc, lxd
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | lots of in-house frameworks
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | Bluefish
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
Find dimilar questions and their answers | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, it isn't - current AI tools do not usually create code, that is verifiable, adheres to coding standards or pratices, usually scales very badly and often hast subtle race conditions or synchronization issues. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | Other specific task (write in): | null | null | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | '- Understanding of the big picture a.o.t. a specific task at hand.
- Writing really efficient code
- Understanding subtilities of multithread/multiprocess environments | null | 8 |
29,688 | 29,689 | 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 | 11 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 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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29,689 | 29,690 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 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 | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | 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 | 8 | 6 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 24,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells) | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Pip | Chocolatey | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery | ASP.NET Core | null | CodeIgniter
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | GitLab;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, I only generate small snippets as a guide to fixing a problem or new concept | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 27,844 | 8 |
29,690 | 29,691 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 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 | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 7 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 300,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Go;MicroPython;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | null | NA
NA | null | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vercel;Webpack | null | NA
NA | null | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;React | null | NA
NA | null | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;uv | Odoo | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Android;Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;Google Workspace;Jira | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Company-sponsored forums | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Given the highly specialized and low-level nature of my work, particularly in kernel traffic control, vibe coding is not a practical part of my professional development workflow. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | While some AI tools can automate certain tasks, they may fail when dealing with complex processes that require deep understanding and judgment. These skills remain essential for identifying root causes, designing effective solutions, and ensuring systems work reliably under real-world conditions. | 5,268 | null |
29,691 | 29,692 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 6 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 4,034,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Miro;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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, it's not | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agen... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | communication, understanding complex systems, cybersecurity, understanding code, low-level programming | 96,689 | null |
29,692 | 29,693 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | AI/ML engineer | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 0 | Yes | C;C++;Dart;Go;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;TypeScript | null | yes
yes | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Oracle;Redis;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | Django;Node.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Google Gemini | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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. | 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. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 5 |
29,693 | 29,694 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | 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 | Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 10 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 9 | Lesotho | LSL Lesotho loti | 50,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Dart;Rust;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Astro;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Android | Trello | Trello | Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, but there is something off about it, but it's also very great and handle some of the most tediousness in the coding process. there is also fun in a person sending out a prompt that can influence the efficiency in the output code by LLMS in a way like i've figured out a way to get to a destination that would otherw... | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | 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. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Bolt.new | 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 | understanding how humans use & respond to the use of solutions & software | 2,822 | 5 |
29,694 | 29,695 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,695 | 29,696 | 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.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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) | 24 | Data engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 6 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 38,740 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Pip;Poetry;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Sometimes it is. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 10,572 | 4 |
29,696 | 29,697 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 30 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | 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 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 700,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | 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 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 108,864 | 8 |
29,697 | 29,698 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 5 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Kenya | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript;Ruby | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Angular;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | Notion | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Twitch | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Alittle bit yes, simple tasks can almost always be well done by AI | 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 | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Business sense | 30,000 | 5 |
29,698 | 29,699 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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29,699 | 29,700 | 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.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 73,000 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | C++;Kotlin;Swift | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Yarn | Bun;Microsoft Azure;Webpack;Yarn | Microsoft Azure;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js;React | Deno;Node.js;React | Deno;Node.js;React | NA
Fresh (from Deno) | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | hostinger | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | X Grok models | X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | experience :) | 84,691 | 10 |
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