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25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
9
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
10
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
10
4
Israel
ILS Israeli new shekel
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
C#;F#;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;SQL
C#;Lua;PowerShell;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;pnpm;Terraform;Webpack
Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;jQuery
Blazor
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric
.NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric
.NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric
null
null
Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub
Azure Devops;GitHub
Azure Devops;GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per week
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
Comment on Q&A posts NA
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Unfavorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something
Debugging, cli
null
10
30,401
30,402
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
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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
18
Architect, software or solutions
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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30,402
30,403
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training
30
Architect, software or solutions
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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30,403
30,404
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
11
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
16
Developer, embedded applications or devices
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Poor usability NA
Other:
Working with new technologies and tools NA
Yes
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
9
null
Italy
EUR European Euro
35,000
Yes
C;C#;C++
C;C#;C++
C;C#;C++
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
IAR Embedded Workbench NA
.NET 8 or higher
c++23
null
null
null
Windows;iOS
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab
null
Microsoft Sharepoint NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;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
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Testing code
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
In part yes, mainly to check how the AI would do a thing like if it was an expert
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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.
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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Writing performant code; Debugging; coherency
40,605
3
30,404
30,405
I am learning to code
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
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);Stack Overflow or St...
10
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Poor usability NA
Retail and Consumer Services
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
3
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
400,000
Yes
MATLAB;Python;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;SQL
MATLAB;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Poetry;Prometheus
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Poetry;Prometheus
Docker;Google Cloud;Poetry;Prometheus
NA NA
Yes
Django;FastAPI;Flask
Django;FastAPI
Django;FastAPI
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
null
GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Trello
GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Trello
GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Trello
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 1 and 3 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Answer a question NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data
Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Often saves a lot of time
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Cybersecurity
Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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.;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.
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
Correctly set task
9,586
null
30,405
30,406
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
8
Developer, embedded applications or devices
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 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 Native Linux Support
Ethical concerns NA
Other:
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
122,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja;Pip
APT
APT
yocto,cmake yocto,cmake
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira
GitLab
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Comment on Q&A posts NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
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.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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;Other (please speci...
null
122,000
5
30,406
30,407
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
22
Architect, software or solutions
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Neo4J;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;FastAPI;Node.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
null
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
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
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics
Documenting code
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No. Current software languages are not built for blindly let LLM code
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
Neo4j;pgvector
langgraph
Vertex AI;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph
null
LangSmith
null
ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Perplexity
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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
adaptability to new technologies and an open mind
null
8
30,407
30,408
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)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, e...
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
4
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,408
30,409
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Primary/elementary school
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);...
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
null
Database administrator or engineer
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,409
30,410
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
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;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
6
Developer, embedded applications or devices
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
null
Government
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Pip;Poetry
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Polars;Google Gemini;uv
c++23
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);NixOS
Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
null
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
null
Yes, somewhat
Robotics
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
critical thinking, system architecture decisions, theory.
null
8
30,410
30,411
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
65 years or older
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Retired
None of the above
40
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
35
Retired
null
null
null
null
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
null
null
null
1
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Assembly;C;MATLAB
Assembly;C;MATLAB
Assembly;C;MATLAB
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android
Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Job board
null
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unsure
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or Info...
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
mathematics
null
null
30,411
30,412
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Games or coding challenges
13
Other (please specify):
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
Easy-to-use API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Other:
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
100,000
Yes
C;C++;Elixir;GDScript;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
C;C++;GDScript;Go;Java
C;C++;GDScript;Go;Java
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;Pacman;Pip
Pacman;Pip
Pacman;Pip
Hetzner Hetzner
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;Arch
MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Arch
Asana;GitHub;GitLab
null
null
SourceHut SourceHut
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Other (write in): Reading an answer
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code
Writing secure code that doesn't use Python or TypeScript.
100,000
10
30,412
30,413
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
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
11
Architect, software or solutions
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 ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
15
Italy
EUR European Euro
32,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
IBM DB2;Oracle
Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Redis;Snowflake;Valkey
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Pip;Podman
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Pip;Podman
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Spring Boot;Svelte
FastAPI;Svelte
FastAPI;Svelte
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;Ollama
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No It Is not
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Understanding what the clients want
37,125
null
30,413
30,414
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 (less than 10 hours per week)
10
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Books / Physical media
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
9
Applied scientist
100 to 499 employees
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
null
null
Fintech
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
9
Indonesia
IDR Indonesian rupiah
10,000,000
Yes
Ada;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;Visual Basic (.Net)
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin
null
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey
DuckDB;Dynamodb;H2;IBM DB2;MongoDB;Neo4J
Dynamodb;H2;Neo4J
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Yes Yes
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS
3_4
1_2
Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;ChromeOS;NixOS
Ubuntu;Fedora;Pop!_OS
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Message Boards
null
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
null
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Predictive analytics
null
Testing code;Other (write in):
null
null
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Involve asia
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Not at all or minimally
IT operations
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.
null
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
LanceDB
null
Haystack
null
helicone
null
Bolt.new
null
When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Professional
613
null
30,414
30,415
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
3
Developer, front-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Poor usability NA
Banking/Financial Services
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
0
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
120,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript
Go;Lua;Python
Lua;Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Node.js;React
Svelte
null
NA Htmx
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Pydantic;uv
uv
uv
null
null
Ubuntu;Arch
Ubuntu
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
Gitea NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;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
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
null
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
32,748
3
30,415
30,416
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)
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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
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, desktop or enterprise applications
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Other (please specify): It actually works
Other (please specify): Bad reputation among developers
Other:
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
70,000
Yes
C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
C#;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub
Azure Devops;GitHub
Azure Devops;GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Other (write in): Finding a solution to a code problem
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
I haven’t encountered any problems
no
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
Critical thinking, big-picture thinking, holistic understanding of systems
70,000
10
30,416
30,417
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
7
Developer, front-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,417
30,418
I code primarily as a hobby
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,418
30,419
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
21
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;Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
19
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Manufacturing
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Kotlin
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Kotlin
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Kotlin
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
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
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or 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
null
null
null
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Unverstanding complex Code, understanding User requirements
null
null
30,419
30,420
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
8
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
35
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
France
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Cargo;Composer;Docker;Pacman;pnpm;Vite;Yarn
Cargo;Composer;Docker;Pacman;pnpm;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Symfony
Symfony
Symfony
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Neovim;PhpStorm
Neovim;PhpStorm
Neovim;PhpStorm
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Arch
Arch
GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube
Stack Overflow;YouTube
Stack Overflow;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Documenting code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
7
30,420
30,421
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
100
System administrator
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
Healthcare
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,421
30,422
I am learning to code
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)
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding B...
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,422
30,423
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
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
18
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
Easy-to-use API NA
Other (please specify): Reliance on AI or AI agents
Media & Advertising Services
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
18
8
United States of America
USD United States dollar
92,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;Swift;TypeScript
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey
PostgreSQL;SQLite
CouchDB CouchDB
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Vite
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite
Render.com, Platform.io, Unity Package Manager, Forgejo, Gitea, Rollup uv, SST, Pulumi, OpenTofu, Dokku, Render.com, Platform.io, Forgejo
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Django;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress
Astro;Deno;Django;Node.js;Svelte
Astro;Django;Node.js;Svelte
SvelteKit SvelteKit
Yes
Bolt;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Visual Studio Code
Firebase Studio NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
.NET 8 or higher;uv
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
Slack, Discord, Forgejo Slack, Forgejo
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Lemmy, Mastodon, Lemmy, Mastodon,
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code
Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
I was encouraged by leadership to try it. I didn't like the output, cost, and maintenance overhead. Leadership didn't like the output or cost.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering;Marketing
MCP servers
null
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen...
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h...
Critical Thinking, Language Comprehension, Software Architecture and Best Practices, Programming Languages, OS Architecture, Computer Architecture, Technical Reading, User Interface Design, etc...
92,000
8
30,423
30,424
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
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
11
Developer, front-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
null
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,424
30,425
I code primarily as a hobby
55-64 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
7
Other (please specify):
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Personal Project
Good brand and public image NA
Ethical concerns NA
Manufacturing
null
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,425
30,426
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
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
25
Developer, front-end
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Healthcare
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
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
149,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;Lua;Python;Mojo
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite
GitHub Actions GitHub Actions
Yes
Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Node.js;React
Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once per month or monthly
Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Answer a question NA
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Committing and reviewing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Occasionally
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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.
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
Complexity management
149,000
7
30,426
30,427
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.)
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);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
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
Data engineer
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Government
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
15
8
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Go;Python;R;Rust;SQL
Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
BigQuery;Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Pip;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pip
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET
FastAPI;Node.js
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
Windows;Ubuntu
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Other (write in): Quickly finding the answer to the question or problem I am researching
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
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;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Learning new concepts or technologies
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No. I primarily work on government contracts, and it is not legal to use AI in this work at this time.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoS...
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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
Troubleshooting and debugging.
null
4
30,427
30,428
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
40
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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)
40
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
null
null
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Kotlin;PHP;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Pip
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Claude Code;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
null
null
NA NA
SwiftData;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS
Airtable;GitHub
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per week
Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify):
null
null
7
30,428
30,429
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
10
Data engineer
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
null
null
null
Other:
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,429
30,430
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack...
7
DevOps engineer or professional
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Other:
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
50
50
Spain
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
1
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript
REACT REACT
Yes
BigQuery;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
BigQuery;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
BigQuery;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress
AngularJS;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress
AngularJS;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
RAG;Google Gemini
RAG;Google Gemini
RAG;Google Gemini
CHAT_GPT CUSTOM RAG
CHAT_GPT CUSTOM RAG
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
EXTREMLY DISGUSTING
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla...
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
AI DOESNT WORK
null
10
30,430
30,431
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,431
30,432
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
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,432
30,433
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
20
System administrator
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
50
10
France
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Kotlin;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;Python
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis
MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis
MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;npm
Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;npm
Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;npm
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora
GitLab
GitLab
GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
null
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code
Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
yes
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices
capacity to understand and maintain AI generated code
null
null
30,433
30,434
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
Volunteering (regularly)
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
15
Cloud infrastructure engineer
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable clear documentation
Security or privacy concerns NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
null
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
215,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;TypeScript
Ada;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Ruby
HTML/CSS;Python;Ruby
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL
BigQuery;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL
BigQuery;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Terraform
NA pulumi
Yes
Flask;Node.js
Flask
Flask
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Trello
Asana;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium
NA NA
null
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
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
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
Customer service support
Language processing
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 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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Glean (Enterprise Agents)
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...
communication, listening, performance tuning, security, designing around complex requirements
215,000
null
30,434
30,435
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
38
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training
30
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
null
null
null
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,435
30,436
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
24
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
26
AI/ML engineer
1,000 to 4,999 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
null
Ethical concerns NA
Higher Education
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,436
30,437
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
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
7
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
10
10
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
260,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
Cassandra;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase
PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Supabase;Webpack;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Deno;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
Astro;Deno;NestJS;Next.js;React
Astro;Deno;NestJS;Next.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
MacOS;iOS
Airtable;GitHub;Jira;Notion
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Linear
Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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
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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
debugging and optimizing
70,954
7
30,437
30,438
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,438
30,439
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
11
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
15
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
15
8
Germany
EUR European Euro
52,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript;Zig
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MaxDB NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Vite;Yarn
Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Express;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js
Express;Node.js;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
60,328
6
30,439
30,440
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
Attending school (part-time)
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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, et...
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
15
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
3
Indonesia
IDR Indonesian rupiah
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Ruby;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn
APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js
jQuery;Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js
jQuery;Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
null
null
Ubuntu;Debian
Ubuntu;Debian
GitHub;GitLab;Trello;YouTrack
GitHub;Trello
GitHub;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
null
null
null
Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
Redis
null
CrewAI
null
Snyk
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Cody
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
software architect
null
8
30,440
30,441
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
3
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
6
France
EUR European Euro
0
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Lisp;OCaml;Python;R
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lisp;OCaml
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lisp;OCaml
Scheme NA
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
Arch
Arch;Red Hat
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
Markdown File
Markdown File
EMAILS NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 1 and 3 years
A few times per month or weekly
Videos
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;...
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 ...
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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...
The ability to explain things, to write them down clearly (as code or text or whatever), and the ability to imagine.
null
null
30,441
30,442
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
11
Other (please specify):
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Other:
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
Greece
EUR European Euro
47,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python
C++;Python
C++;Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
Azure Devops
null
null
BitBucket NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No. I mostly use AI to enhance existing code or to write small functions.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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
Problem solving, software architecture, defining requirements. AI doesnt scale to designing complex applications and can't solve complex problems. It also can't drill stakeholders to define all requirements for a project.
54,527
8
30,442
30,443
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
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp
12
Engineering manager
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Healthcare
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
null
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
53,074
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript;VBA
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Meilisearch Meilisearch
Yes
APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn
APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Vite;Yarn
APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte
jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte
jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm
Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm
Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm
Goland Goland
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
null
null
MacOS
Windows
Azure Devops;Wikis
Azure Devops;Wikis
Azure Devops;Wikis
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Wikipedia Wikipedia
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Testing code
Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
Customer service support
Language processing
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
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 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
61,574
8
30,443
30,444
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
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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exch...
23
Developer, front-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
800,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;Scala;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;OCaml;Rust;TypeScript;Zig
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript
NA Julia
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Splunk;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;pnpm;Splunk;Vite;Yarn
Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Splunk;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React
Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA SolidJS
Yes
Cursor;RustRover;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Cursor;RustRover;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Ollama
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv
Large Language Model;Ollama
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Debian
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;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 really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;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
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
null
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Vibe coding is not generally a part of my professional development, but I could see using it for quickly getting feedback via prototyping
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
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.
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 have ethical or security concerns about code
Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Critical Thinking, Vigilance, Patience
83,857
7
30,444
30,445
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,445
30,446
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
22
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
United States of America
USD United States dollar
400,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Snowflake
Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch
Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Microsoft Azure
null
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;React
Next.js;React
Next.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com
GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com
GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;X;LinkedIn
Hacker News;X;LinkedIn
Hacker News;X;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
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
Honeycomb;Snyk
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
communication
400,000
null
30,446
30,447
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
I prefer not to say
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,447
30,448
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
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;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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
10
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
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
6
France
EUR European Euro
35,000
Yes
Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
Go;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
Go;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL
InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL
InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker
Docker
Docker
NA NA
Yes
Angular
Angular
Angular
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
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 weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have 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
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Writing clean, readable, working, debuggable code, and knowing what the final user really want before coding (or vibe coding)
40,605
9
30,448
30,449
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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
4
Student
10,000 or more 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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,449
30,450
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
20
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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges
27
Developer, game or graphics
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality a
Poor usability 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
6
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
165,000
Yes
C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;Zig
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Ninja;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Ninja;Pip
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Testing code
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
I tried to vibe code a few times, it created an unrecognizable mess. I'd rather just write things on my own.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Vector databases for AI applications
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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company...
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Google Gemini
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
In 3-5 years developers will be patching AI code, and integrating other models into their solution. But honestly I really don't know what the future holds.
165,000
9
30,450
30,451
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.)
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
12
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns 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
12
6
Croatia
EUR European Euro
29,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;SQL
C#;Go;SQL
C#;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops;Stack Overflow for Teams
Azure Devops;Stack Overflow for Teams
Azure Devops;Stack Overflow for Teams
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
null
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 yet, but it might be for personal usage.
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Innovation, creativity and modification of existing technology.
33,644
null
30,451
30,452
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
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
2
System administrator
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
null
Fintech
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
null
Yes
Groovy;HTML/CSS;SQL
Groovy;HTML/CSS;SQL
Groovy;HTML/CSS;SQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Jenkins, BitBucket NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Infrequently, less than once per year
I don't use Stack Overflow
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
Not sure
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or Info...
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
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
null
null
null
30,452
30,453
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,453
30,454
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify):
11
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I 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
Poor usability 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
17
6
United States of America
USD United States dollar
84,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
BrightScript, BrighterScript NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
BigQuery;Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack
dnf, rpm dnf, rpm
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
ChatGPT Desktop ChatGPT Desktop
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Fedora
MacOS;Ubuntu
Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Predictive analytics
null
Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
It has become a regular part of my work for writing small, isolated pieces of code, copying existing, manually-implemented patterns, and writing tool scripts.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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
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
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Software Architecture, Code Review, Security/Compliance, Writing Code (especially for problems/technologies the models are not trained on), Prompt Engineering
84,000
6
30,454
30,455
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
16
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
null
null
Software Development
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
135,000
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
null
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
null
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 withi...
null
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Blackbox AI
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
135,000
7
30,455
30,456
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,456
30,457
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.)
Not employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-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);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
9
Student
null
null
null
null
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
null
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Bulgaria
BGN Bulgarian lev
null
Yes
C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Flask;Node.js
Angular;Blazor;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;VSCodium;WebStorm
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini
c++23
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis
GitHub;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube
Discord;Reddit;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
No
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Yes
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
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
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 want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Logical reasoning and integrating mathematical concepts in code
null
null
30,457
30,458
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
null
30
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
35
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives 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
6
3
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
160,000
Yes
C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL
TypeScript
null
NA NA
Yes
InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Message Boards;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
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Search for answers
null
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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.
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 learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Experience
116,733
3
30,458
30,459
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
5
Student
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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30,459
30,460
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Primary/elementary school
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
8
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
12
Project manager
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Remote
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
null
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Palestine
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
6
30,460
30,461
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (full-time)
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;Schoo...
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
30
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
null
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Python;R
Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;MicroPython;Python;R
Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Python;R
Clojure Clojure, Prolog
Yes
MariaDB;SQLite
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MariaDB;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes
Docker
Docker
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Android;iOS;Red Hat;Fedora;Pop!_OS
MacOS;Red Hat;Fedora
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace
GitLab
GitLab
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla...
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h...
null
null
null
30,461
30,462
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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
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)
21
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
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null
NA NA
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,462
30,463
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);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
8
Student
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
null
Austria
EUR European Euro
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;SQL
Assembly;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;R;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA GraphQL
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
null
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
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;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
Simple answer: NO
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
Other Industry purpose (write in):
Other specific task (write in):
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
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.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
The understanding of the "big picture" in the application
null
null
30,463
30,464
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
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-...
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
Architect, software or solutions
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Other:
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
2
India
INR Indian rupee
700,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Pip
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask
FastAPI;Flask;Phoenix;React
FastAPI;Flask
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows
Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Writing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h...
No matter how good AI gets, a human will always have more context about the organisation and the problems they are trying to solve.
8,137
null
30,464
30,465
I am learning to code
25-34 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
null
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
null
Software Development
null
Yes
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
1
5
India
INR Indian rupee
1,200,000
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 daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code
Deployment and monitoring
Debugging or fixing code
Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
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 daily
null
Software engineering
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
13,949
null
30,465
30,466
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
18
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;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
30
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
4
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
800,000
Yes
C++;Go;Kotlin;Python;SQL
C#;Go;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Python;SQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet;Poetry
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Poetry
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask
ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React
FastAPI
NA Gin
Yes
Visual Studio Code;Zed
Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Amazon Q Developer Pro NA
Not sure/can't remember
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.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
NO
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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
Redis
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Amazon Codewhisperer
null
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
83,857
8
30,466
30,467
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
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 as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
10
DevOps engineer or professional
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
15
15
Germany
EUR European Euro
70,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn
APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn
APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Visual Studio Code
Rider;Visual Studio Code
Rider;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Notion
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Notion
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Testing code
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Problem solving, understanding coding patterns, deployment and infrastructure knowledge, security concepts, understanding product development
81,210
6
30,467
30,468
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Other (please specify):
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 (please specify):
18
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Robust and complete API Security
Security or privacy concerns NA
Energy
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
30,468
30,469
I am learning to code
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly)
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
1
Developer, mobile
null
null
null
No
Work
Good brand and public image NA
Lack of AI or AI agents NA
Higher Education
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
1
United States of America
USD United States dollar
35,000
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
WordPress Microsoft
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
Na Na
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;ChromeOS
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;Pop!_OS;NixOS
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;X;Kaggle;Twitch;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
No, but I plan to soon
Unfavorable
Highly trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in):
null
It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Asenath pamer
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or Info...
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Ai
35,000
null
30,469
30,470
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
12
Founder, technology or otherwise
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Ethical concerns NA
Higher Education
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Belgium
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;MongoDB
MongoDB
MongoDB
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn
Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress
Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React
Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
hostinger;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph
null
null
Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
null
Generating content or synthetic data
Testing code
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,470
30,471
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
I prefer not to say
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,471
30,472
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books...
null
Founder, technology or otherwise
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Other:
null
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
800
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
null
Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Elixir;Erlang;F#;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam
Dart;Delphi;Fortran;Java;R
null
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey
Cassandra;Datomic;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud
Ansible;Heroku;New Relic;Pacman;Podman;Poetry;Yarn
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum
Django;jQuery;React;Symfony
null
NA NA
Yes
Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Polars;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS
c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS
Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;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;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;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;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;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;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;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;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;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
NA NA
Yes
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;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity ...
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);openAI Image generating mode...
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;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity ...
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
Daily or almost daily
Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Not sure
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;...
I haven’t encountered any problems
Ironic sense of humor
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have increased my productivity.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
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
Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;Neo4j;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;Milvus;Weaviate;Pinecone;Zep;LangMem;mem0
null
Vertex AI;Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel;OpenRouter;LangChain;Smol-AGI;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph;Haystack;Martian;phidata;Smolagents;lyzr
null
Sentry;Galileo;Honeycomb;Metero;New Relic;opik;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;Langfuse;Wiz;Protect AI;Vectra AI;arize;helicone
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Glean (Enterprise Agents);OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev;Cody
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Coding
null
null
30,472
30,473
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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
7
Developer, QA or test
100 to 499 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
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
null
null
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
null
Yes
Java
Java
Java
NA NA
Yes
Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL
Dynamodb;PostgreSQL
Dynamodb;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro
Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Microsoft Planner
Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Microsoft Planner
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;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
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Committing and reviewing code
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se...
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
null
null
30,473
30,474
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
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,474
30,475
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
27
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
35
Architect, software or solutions
10,000 or more employees
People manager
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
Connected to an open-source project NA
Poor usability NA
Banking/Financial Services
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
2
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
1,300,000
Yes
C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA clojure
Yes
Elasticsearch;H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL
BigQuery
null
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Splunk
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;jQuery
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;RustRover;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Ollama
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
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
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Predictive analytics
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Sometimes as a starting point. Needs a lot of curating.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Customer service support
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have helped me 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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Raw intelligence, system analysis, problem solving, design, requirements refinements. It is possible agents will do parts of the job, especially for boiler plate tasks, but software development will be one of the last jobs to go.
136,268
null
30,475
30,476
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
30
Developer, full-stack
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
null
null
null
Other:
null
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn
Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Vite;Yarn
Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React
ASP.NET Core;Deno;Laravel;Node.js;React
ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Vim;WebStorm
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;WebStorm
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;WebStorm
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini
null
null
Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Other (write in):
null
No, not at all
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Documenting code
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
It is not part of my work output. But reviewing the vibe coding of others is part of my work, and sorting through that garbage is a nightmare.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
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...
Competency and reasoning
null
6
30,476
30,477
I am learning to code
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
None of the above;Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
4
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
null
System administrator
null
null
null
null
Work
null
null
null
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Egypt
EGP Egyptian pound
null
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,477
30,478
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media
26
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Government
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
150,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala
Python;Scala
Python;Scala
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;PostgreSQL
MongoDB
MongoDB
NA NA
Yes
APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Vite;Yarn
APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Vite;Yarn
APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Vite;Yarn
sbt,mill NA
Yes
React
React
React
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim
NA NA
Ollama
Ollama
Ollama
null
null
Debian
Debian
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Other (write in):
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
204,212
8
30,478
30,479
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
null
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Good brand and public image NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Infrequently, less than once per year
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
null
null
No, and I don't plan to
Unsure
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
null
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering;Robotics
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’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
null
30,479
30,480
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
25
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;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training
30
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,480
30,481
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
null
40
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
50
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
100,000
Yes
Lua;SQL;Swift
Lua;SQL;Swift
Lua;SQL;Swift
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Xcode
Xcode
Xcode
NA NA
SwiftData
SwiftData
SwiftData
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla...
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Actually thinking and creating something from nothing. AI cannot do that.
100,000
10
30,481
30,482
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
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
35
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C++;SQL
C++;SQL
C++;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Make;MSBuild;NuGet
Make;MSBuild;NuGet
Make;MSBuild;NuGet
Vcpkg Vcpkg
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio
Notepad++;Visual Studio
Notepad++;Visual Studio
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Debian
Windows
Confluence;Jira;Redmine
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
null
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h...
null
null
7
30,482
30,483
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 (less than 10 hours per week)
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
11
Developer, full-stack
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
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
Healthcare
You like your manager NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
4
United States of America
USD United States dollar
131,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Lua;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;SQL;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL
Odin, V Odin, V
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
MongoDB;SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
WordPress
null
null
Gin Gin
Yes
Neovim;VSCodium
Cursor;Neovim;VSCodium
Neovim;VSCodium
Helix Helix
null
null
null
null
null
Arch
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis
GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis
GitHub;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Message Boards;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
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Predictive analytics
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, but it would be fun to try it out
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
How to read error messages and call stacks. How to break down a problem into bite-sized pieces and improve incrementally.
131,000
7
30,483
30,484
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
31
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
35
Academic researcher
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Higher Education
null
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
220,000
Yes
Elixir;Erlang;Lua;Gleam
Elixir;Erlang;Lua;Gleam
Elixir;Erlang;Lua;Gleam
Lean Lean
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
Lustre Lustre
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Tidewave Tidewave
RAG
RAG
RAG
null
null
Ubuntu;Android
Ubuntu;Android
GitHub;Notion;Trello
GitHub;Notion;Trello
GitHub;Notion;Trello
NA NA
Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack
Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack
Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack
Mastodon Mastodon
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
i don't know
40,048
null
30,484
30,485
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
30,485
30,486
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
9
Developer, front-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
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NA NA
null
null
null
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30,486
30,487
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
17
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
22
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
null
null
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
8
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;Zig
C;C++;Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig
C;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;Zig
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js
Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js
Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js
NA NA
null
Claude Code
Claude Code
Claude Code
NA NA
c++23
c++23
c++23
null
null
Windows
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per week
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Comment on Q&A posts NA
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
null
Committing and reviewing code
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
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something
I believe that most skills will not be necessary, probably people with low talent or ability will dominate the market and create increasingly worse software, the gaming scene is already in chaos in the level of quality and optimization that today is almost non-existent, this has already started to affect common softwar...
null
0
30,487
30,488
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
18
Developer, front-end
500 to 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 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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,488
30,489
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
8
AI/ML engineer
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Lack of or sub-par API 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
20
9
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;Mojo
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Scala;SQL
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase;Amazon Redshift
BigQuery;Cassandra;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase;Amazon Redshift
BigQuery;Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase;Amazon Redshift
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Poetry;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Poetry;Terraform
uv uv
Yes
Django;FastAPI;Flask;Spring Boot
Django;FastAPI;Spring Boot
Django;FastAPI;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Aider;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Vim
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim
GoLand GoLand
Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama;LangGraph;uv
Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Data and analytics
Multi-platform search enablement;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers
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 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 improved collaboration within my team.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Designing software architectures, planning, breaking business needs into technical requirements
null
9
30,489
30,490
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Primary/elementary school
Student
Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
5
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Poor usability NA
Higher Education
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
4
Hungary
HUF Hungarian forint
1,000,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL
MySQL
MySQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS
GitHub;Trello
GitHub;Trello
GitHub;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
null
Yes, somewhat
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
null
Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
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.
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
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
sure
2,892
7
30,490
30,491
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Blogs or podcasts
4
Developer, front-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Higher Education
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
3
30,491
30,492
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)
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
3
Developer, front-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
null
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,492
30,493
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Blogs or podcasts
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
12
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
Healthcare
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
15
null
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
1,992,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Express;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js
NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js
NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
WebStorm
Cursor;WebStorm
WebStorm
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Android
MacOS;Android
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
null
null
null
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;...
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
47,741
10
30,493
30,494
I am learning to code
25-34 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., U...
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);Books / Physical media
15
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
10
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
null
Yes
C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,494
30,495
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
6
Data engineer
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
4
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
42,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL
Scala
Scala
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Neo4J;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;FastAPI;Flask
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed
null
null
NA NA
Polars;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
MacOS
null
Airtable;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Ask a question NA
No, not at all
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No, it is not. I use AI to generate small pieces of code, which I'd write on my own, but with AI, it is faster.
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 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 quick help troubleshooting
Critical thinking, decision making
1,007
8
30,495
30,496
I am learning to code
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
27
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);Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp
2
Developer, embedded applications or devices
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Poor usability NA
Computer Systems Design and Services
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
30,496
30,497
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)
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
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)
15
Developer, mobile
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
null
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
4
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
120,000
Yes
Python;Swift
OCaml;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Firebase;Homebrew;Pip
Cargo;Google Cloud
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code;Xcode
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
null
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models)
null
null
BERT NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
null
null
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase
null
Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
148,791
2
30,497
30,498
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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
17
Developer, back-end
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
6
United States of America
USD United States dollar
550,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Java;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Astro;FastAPI;Node.js;React
Astro;Django;FastAPI;Node.js
Astro;FastAPI;Node.js
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS
Airtable;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Obsidian
Airtable;GitHub;Linear;Obsidian
Airtable;GitHub;Linear;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube
Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky
Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky
Mastodon Mastodon
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
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 monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Problem solving and understanding broader context
550,000
9
30,498
30,499
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
27
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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media
15
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
20
20
Russian Federation
RUB Russian ruble
250,000
Yes
Groovy;Java;Perl;Python;SQL
Groovy;Java;Python;SQL
Groovy;Java;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Oracle;PostgreSQL
Oracle;PostgreSQL
Oracle;PostgreSQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm
NA NA
Pydantic;RAG
Pydantic;RAG
Pydantic;RAG
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;Ubuntu
Confluence;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Kaggle;YouTube
Kaggle;YouTube
Kaggle;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
3,190
5
30,499
30,500
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
25
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
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
18
11
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
680,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam
C#;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam
C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;pnpm;Vite
Bun;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;pnpm;Podman;Vite
Bun;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;pnpm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Astro;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Angular;Astro;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js
Astro;Node.js;React;Vue.js
bun, hono, elysia bun, hono, elysia
Yes
Rider;Visual Studio Code
Rider;Visual Studio Code
Rider;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
MacOS;iOS
Windows
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack
Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack
Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No I'm part of the Anti-Vibe Coder Coder Club. I like the craft.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen...
null
null
null
null
null
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...
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h...
Attention to detail, accessibility, edge cases, decision making
71,279
8