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31,300 | 31,301 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | null | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | School | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Algeria | DZD Algerian dinar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Writing code;Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Data and analytics | Language processing | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,301 | 31,302 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,302 | 31,303 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | 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 | 17 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | null | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | Python;SQL | Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Supabase | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Google Cloud;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Google Cloud;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Google Cloud;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv;Ultralytics | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv;Ultralytics | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv;Ultralytics | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);op... | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
31,303 | 31,304 | 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) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Co... | 10 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 1,075,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Cassandra;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Netlify | Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm | Docker;Netlify | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio | Cursor;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio | Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS | Asana;Notion | GitHub;Notion | Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | 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 | Yes, lts just beginning! | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | null | 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 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Lovable.dev | 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 | Depth knowledge, and domain knowledge. | 8,796 | 7 |
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31,305 | 31,306 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 22 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | Blazor | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | problem solving | null | 7 |
31,306 | 31,307 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 15 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 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 | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 6 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,400,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not yet | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 65,528 | 7 |
31,307 | 31,308 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Static typing | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 50 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 13,000,000 | Yes | C#;Elixir;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | Rust;Scala | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Nix, NixOS
Nix, NixOS | Yes | null | null | null | web_sys, wasm-bindgen
web_sys, wasm-bindgen | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | NixOS | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Redmine | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecting code, writing code, refactoring code, communication, documentation | 89,815 | 7 |
31,308 | 31,309 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,309 | 31,310 | 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) | 8 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 15 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 899,000 | Yes | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | C;C++;GDScript;Swift;Zig | Swift;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;H2;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Amazon Redshift | Databricks SQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;WordPress | Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony | Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;NixOS | Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, i dont vibe code anything intended for any production environment | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | 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 quick help troubleshooting | the ability to write code without help from AI tools | 88,846 | 6 |
31,310 | 31,311 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,311 | 31,312 | 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
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31,312 | 31,313 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,313 | 31,314 | 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) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, QA or test | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java;Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite | DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite | DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite | dingodb
dingodb | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Axum | FastAPI;Axum | FastAPI;Axum | actix
actix | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Re... | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | 考虑到实际情况的综合架构设计能力 | 41,786 | 6 |
31,314 | 31,315 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,315 | 31,316 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,316 | 31,317 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 2 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,317 | 31,318 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 1 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | null | null | null | null | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 60 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;SQL;Swift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 無法避免的肯定是一部份 | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Robotics | MCP servers | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | Fireproof;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server | null | Vertex AI;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Vectra AI | null | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | 始用者體驗 | 2 | null |
31,318 | 31,319 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | System administrator | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,319 | 31,320 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 11 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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31,320 | 31,321 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 54,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm | Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm | Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Next.js;Node.js | Angular;Next.js;Node.js | Angular;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;WebStorm | Notepad++;PhpStorm;WebStorm | Notepad++;PhpStorm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO!! | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Reading and understanding the code, best practices, security practices. | 62,648 | 7 |
31,321 | 31,322 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 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 ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | NuGet;Pip | Pip | Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;WordPress | Django;WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving, complex projects plannig and designig | null | 7 |
31,322 | 31,323 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,323 | 31,324 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,324 | 31,325 | 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 | 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 12 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm | PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;LangGraph;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Miro | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication, maintaining context, understanding broader company/product strategy, and capability to debug codebases/systems independendently | 300,000 | 8 |
31,325 | 31,326 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 240,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | uv
uv | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;jQuery;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | 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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes, but not a big one | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | people skills | 278,435 | 8 |
31,326 | 31,327 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 23 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Good source of knowledge / information for help | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;pnpm;Prometheus;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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... | Logic, problem solving, maintainable code, clean code. | null | 1 |
31,327 | 31,328 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 15,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Appwrite
Appwrite | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Supabase;Yarn | APT;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Supabase;Yarn | APT;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Supabase;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creativity, Project Management, Design, Business Management | 17,402 | 8 |
31,328 | 31,329 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 28 | 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 | 38 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;Swift | Java;Swift | Java;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;iOS | Confluence;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | null | 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 | 162,421 | 6 |
31,329 | 31,330 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,330 | 31,331 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 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 | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Splunk | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Splunk | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | no | null | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,331 | 31,332 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 40 | Support engineer or analyst | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Python | Python | Python | Racket
Racket | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Poetry | Google Cloud;Poetry | Google Cloud;Poetry | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Monday.com | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Highly trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes. According to the definition I would say most of my coding now is vibe coding. The switch has happened in the last couple of months. | 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 | 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. | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | An ability to concisely and accurately describe the goal to the AI will be vital. It will be increasingly important to be able to validate the code created by AI, and the tests created by AI.
Interaction with those creating the goals may become more important than it is now. | null | null |
31,332 | 31,333 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ... | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,333 | 31,334 | 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) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Other (please specify):
The most important criterion for me is the type of application and the use of that technology. | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 27 | Finland | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | Since I love Algorithms, Programming and Software Development, and I always think about the improvement of the Dev Environment, and the Quality of the Final Product; Even though I have been working pro in this field for 15 years, I still get a lot of "Dopamine", and joy every moment by Coding and Developing Software. H... | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 60,000 | 10 |
31,334 | 31,335 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 55 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | 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
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31,335 | 31,336 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
31,336 | 31,337 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,337 | 31,338 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark | 2,700 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | 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 | 1,602 | 7 |
31,338 | 31,339 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 16 | Academic researcher | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | 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 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Netlify;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | Claude Code;Cursor | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | GitHub;Google Colab;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,339 | 31,340 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 14 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;DuckDB;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | Couchbase Capella
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;React | Django;FastAPI;React | Django;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv;Ultralytics | null | null | null | null | Windows | Debian | Confluence;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Q
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | null | null | null | null | No and it will never be. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 6 |
31,340 | 31,341 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,341 | 31,342 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 57,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js | Angular;NestJS;Node.js | Angular;NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | Docmost
Docmost | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Testing code | 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 | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I 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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 66,128 | 6 |
31,342 | 31,343 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 34 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Robust and complete API
Stability | Security or privacy concerns
Unstable | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Ada;C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Python;SQL | Ada;C#;Elixir;Erlang;F#;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;Python;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Ada;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
TimescaleDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Datadog;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Ninja;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Ninja;Podman | alire, hex
alire, hex | Yes | Flask;Spring Boot | Phoenix | null | Wt
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm | Aider;Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | uv | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | uv | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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... | Communication, understanding the high level system requirements/goals, a solid understanding of the problem domain, languages and tools being used to implement the solution, CS fundamentals, being discerning and judicious. | null | 5 |
31,343 | 31,344 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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) | 31 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | 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 somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;npm;pnpm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;NestJS;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, but it is rarely actually useful. | 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 InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Logical thinking and solid designing. | null | 8 |
31,344 | 31,345 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,345 | 31,346 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,346 | 31,347 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 20 | Database administrator or engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
Verifiable | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Ada;Java;SQL | Ada;Java;SQL | Ada;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;SQLite | DuckDB;SQLite | DuckDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Ninja;Pip | Make;Ninja;Pip | Make;Ninja;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions | Verifiable coding | 87,011 | 6 |
31,347 | 31,348 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | 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 | Developer, full-stack | null | Individual contributor | Remote | null | null | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | Bulgaria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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31,348 | 31,349 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use 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 | 5 | 2 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 720,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;Pip;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes. I use it lots. Particularly for auxilary tools that I need in order to get better at developing | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;Milvus | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | Perplexity;Lovable.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 75,472 | 9 |
31,349 | 31,350 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,350 | 31,351 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;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 | Support engineer or analyst | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
Lack of AI slop | Prohibitive pricing
AI slop | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PowerShell;Python;Zig;Gleam | Julia, Elm
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle | SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Make | Cargo;Docker | Cargo;Docker | DNF, Nix
DNF | Yes | Django | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | 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 | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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, ew. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | All of them. AI is only useful if you're making something already made before. | null | null |
31,351 | 31,352 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 2 | Algeria | DZD Algerian dinar | 500,000 | null | JavaScript | JavaScript | JavaScript | nextjs
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31,352 | 31,353 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | 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 | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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31,353 | 31,354 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Mexico | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP | Assembly;C#;C++;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Other (write in): | Writing code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | ChromaDB | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Galileo | null | Auto-GPT | null | When I want to learn best practices | null | null | null |
31,354 | 31,355 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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31,355 | 31,356 | 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 | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 380,000 | Yes | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | null | null | Android;Arch | MacOS | Airtable;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, I need to have deep understanding of what I'm doing | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | deep understandment of problem and creativity
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31,356 | 31,357 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | null | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,357 | 31,358 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,358 | 31,359 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,359 | 31,360 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,360 | 31,361 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,361 | 31,362 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | 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 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 7 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | 2,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | npm;pnpm;Vite | npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Astro;NestJS;Node.js;React | Astro;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;uv | uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;I haven’t encountered any problems | it can be under some circumpstances, but most of the time, in well established/old codebases, it just doesn't consider all the tech debt and traps left over the years. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;pgvector | null | Vertex AI | LangFlow | LangSmith;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | null | 73,425 | 3 |
31,362 | 31,363 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,363 | 31,364 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,364 | 31,365 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 39 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Arch;Pop!_OS | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it's an awful idea | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 102,106 | 10 |
31,365 | 31,366 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 9 | India | INR Indian rupee | 300,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Next.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Express;React;Svelte | Astro;Express;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;WebStorm | Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;WebStorm;Zed | Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | 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;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yeah, but i rather treat it as a template that needs more editing & final touches
| No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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... | Design aesthetics & personal touch to whatever work and skill you pursue | 3,487 | 8 |
31,366 | 31,367 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 6 | Data engineer | Less than 20 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Vite | Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Vite | Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Spring Boot;Svelte | Flask;Spring Boot;Svelte | Flask;Spring Boot;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Windows;Arch;Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | LogSeq
LogSeq | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;LinkedIn | 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 | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | ChromaDB | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | AgentGPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem Solving and Solution Crafting | 5,920 | null |
31,367 | 31,368 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Yarn | npm;NuGet | npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Medium | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | 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 | null | null | 8 |
31,368 | 31,369 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,369 | 31,370 | 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) | 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
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31,370 | 31,371 | 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 | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 30 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Vibe coding is not part of my professional development work. Mostly because I do not trust any code I haven't fully debugged. However I do use AI as a form of peer review. To see if it catches things I missed. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 ... | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Redis;Fireproof;GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability to identify the right question. And to manage people. AI cannot help you unless you have a clear view in your head of what you want. Think of AI as an employee that is book smart but without any self motivation. | null | 7 |
31,371 | 31,372 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,372 | 31,373 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,373 | 31,374 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | 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 | 10 | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;TypeScript | F#;Go;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;Scala;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Laravel;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js | Blazor;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Zed | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Ollama | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;NixOS | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. I am using AI mostly as search engine or to generate boilerplate code. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Creativity | null | 8 |
31,374 | 31,375 | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 403,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Comdb2
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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 | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 403,000 | 9 |
31,375 | 31,376 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Literally anything else | Prohibitive pricing
Literally anything else | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 0 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | C#;TypeScript | C# | 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 | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub | GitHub | git, doc comments
git | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Nothing else | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No. "Vibe coding", or just telling the AI what features you want implemented, is not a good way to code. It's akin to the ideas of a brain implant that always shows you images that you want to see. There's no creative fulfillment, there's no problem solving, and there's no thinking whatsoever. | 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 | 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... | Basically everything that requires actual thinking, because an AI can't think. It's an algorithm that predicts the next likely token, not a brain. If you give it a problem and ask it to solve it, it has a low chance that it will actually solve the problem, but it will almost always give an answer confidently. | null | null |
31,376 | 31,377 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
31,377 | 31,378 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;NuGet | Ansible;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Substack;Medium | Reddit | Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I won't trust it | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem Solving, Ability To Debug and Fix Code, Designing Software Architecture | 68,071 | 8 |
31,378 | 31,379 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-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);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 | Blogs or podcasts | 6 | DevOps engineer or professional | 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 3,200 | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 3,200 | null |
31,379 | 31,380 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement 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
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31,380 | 31,381 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 9 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 3 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 21,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitLab;Miro | GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Code review, architecture design. | 60,725 | null |
31,381 | 31,382 | 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.) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | null | Go;JavaScript | Go;Rust | Go | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 5 |
31,382 | 31,383 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 | Other (please specify): | 25 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
Incompetent senior managers. | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 310,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PHP;SQL | Kotlin;PHP;SQL | PHP;SQL | PromQL
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Redis | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | Percona
Percona | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Prometheus;Terraform | InfluxDB, molecule, packer,
NA | Yes | Symfony | Symfony | Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Vim | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Vim | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | asciidoc
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Understanding the technology, once AI will generate a lot of bullshit that will break a lot. | 84,599 | 2 |
31,383 | 31,384 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,384 | 31,385 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);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 | 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, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Bolt;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Testing code | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | Critical thinking, Debugging | 24,410 | 9 |
31,385 | 31,386 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 35 | 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 | 40 | Academic researcher | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 400,000 | Yes | C;Prolog;Python | null | null | Dr. Racket
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;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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 | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 72,815 | null |
31,386 | 31,387 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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;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 | 4 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 8 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 200,000 | null | JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | Go;TypeScript | TypeScript | 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2,552 | null |
31,387 | 31,388 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | C;Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust | Java;Rust | Java;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js;Axum | Spring Boot;Vue.js;Axum | Spring Boot;Vue.js;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | 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 | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | 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 | GitHub Copilot | null | null | null | null | null |
31,388 | 31,389 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 34 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Ruby;Scala | C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Ninja | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Netbeans
Netbeans | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Arch;iPadOS | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | null |
31,389 | 31,390 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | DevOps engineer or professional | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 6 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | MySQL;Oracle | MySQL;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Datadog;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | Asana;Confluence;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,390 | 31,391 | 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);Attending school (part-time) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 2 | Student | 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 |
31,391 | 31,392 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job... | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Finland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Kotlin;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Rust;Swift;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | MacOS | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | 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 | Reading code | null | 7 |
31,392 | 31,393 | 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) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | APT;Cargo;Make;npm;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pip | APT;Cargo;Make;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Airtable;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | I think vibe coding lead to messy, buggy and unoptimized code, so I don't use it. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Designing code architectures, coding patterns, writing code readable, writing clear code | null | null |
31,393 | 31,394 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 20 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 98,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vercel;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. Vibe coding is not part of my work. Thank God | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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. | 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 | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding code, debugging | 121,513 | 8 |
31,394 | 31,395 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled ap... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | null | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 10,000 | null | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;R;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | creation | 1,393 | null |
31,395 | 31,396 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | 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 | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,396 | 31,397 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,397 | 31,398 | 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) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,398 | 31,399 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 12 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet;Vite | Docker;npm;NuGet;Vite | bicep
bicep | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes, I do sometimes give Copilot specific subtasks to write Code, especially powershell scripts. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Knowledge of the codebase carries more valuable than just the code itself, especially for large codebases understanding the limit and constraints of a models and designs will stay invaluable. | 41,765 | 9 |
31,399 | 31,400 | 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 | 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 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) | 17 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 10 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 90,000 | Yes | C#;Go;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I wouldn't say so, LLMs are only helping me to identify bugs or issues in large code blocks, write test cases for existing tests, write documentation that is later reviewed and refined by a developer. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have 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... | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;pgvector | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Tabnine | 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... | I think that any skill that is valuable now will remain valuable in the future. | 53,376 | 9 |
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