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NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Healthcare | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
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NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Deno;Django;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Django;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Svelte;Vue.js | SvelteKit
SvelteKit | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | 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;Videos;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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31,502 | 31,503 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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) | 3 | Student | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Express;Fastify;Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Fastify;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Fastify;Laravel;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Trello | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Notion | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Less than 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | null | null | 48,000 | 8 |
31,505 | 31,506 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Dart;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET | Angular;ASP.NET | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | null | Other (write in): | No, I prefer to code on my own. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 46,393 | 8 |
31,506 | 31,507 | 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 (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Other (please specify): | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,507 | 31,508 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | 80,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;Python | null | null | Scheme
Python, C, Assembly (Knuth's MMIXAL) | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Org
Org | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Goodreads
Goodreads | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | null | null | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, I wish to comprehend my own code, except for coding my own website. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Thinking ability because AIs are mimicking humans knowledge. The Dune novel describes that clearly. | 3 | null |
31,508 | 31,509 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 21 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Go;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;TypeScript | PL/SQL
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Splunk | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm;pnpm;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;pnpm;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
Goland | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 6 |
31,509 | 31,510 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,510 | 31,511 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,511 | 31,512 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 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);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 or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | 9 |
31,512 | 31,513 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 40 | 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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 45 | Retired | 10,000 or more 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | null | null | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;C;COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;C;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Perl | Assembly;C;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Perl | Pascal, BASIC, Forth
Forth | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Android | Doxygen;GitHub;Wikis | Wikis | Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube | Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Exchange;YouTube | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No and never will be, as coding is about the how, not the what. | 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.;Write in the most significant c... | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | bare metal coding. | null | null |
31,513 | 31,514 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | 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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31,514 | 31,515 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | System administrator | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Made in the EU, not the US | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 17,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | Batch/CMD
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;VSCodium | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;VSCodium | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;VSCodium | Le Chat Mistral
Le Chat Mistral | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | GitHub | GitTea
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
TeamSpeak | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I almost exclusively use AI to see if code I already wrote can be shortened by a function I'm not currently aware of. I only use natural language for, well natural language questions, like finding the right synonym to use in a given context. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding what the customer is saying, what they *actually* want, what they really *need* and how to best make them think they got what they wanted even though they got what they needed. | 19,722 | null |
31,515 | 31,516 | 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 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,516 | 31,517 | 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.) | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 24 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;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 | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | NO | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 8 |
31,517 | 31,518 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Other (please specify):
Easy to learn | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js | Django;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Flask;Node.js | NA
HTMX | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unsure | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I have done it before on very small projects but I do not intend to do it fully because I can not trust it fully for bigger ones. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting |
Farming (just kidding), API development, training this AI models, data collection and filtering (data science). | 12 | null |
31,518 | 31,519 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 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);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 14 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 85,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;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 | none | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | making coffee, code review, problem breakdown, decision making, teaching AI | 2,037 | 7 |
31,519 | 31,520 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 75,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Javascript, Typescript
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | Writing code | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, It's not mine | 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.;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 platfor... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to see and solve the whole problem. Not just the a part of it. | 75,000 | 7 |
31,520 | 31,521 | 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.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | Azure Devops;Confluence | Azure Devops;Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | 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 want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Troubleshooting complex issues or unusal bugs low frequency bugs (or difficult to repoduced bugs) will continue to need human expertise. | 81,210 | null |
31,521 | 31,522 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | AI/ML engineer | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor;Django;Express;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | null | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Robotics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | null |
31,522 | 31,523 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e.,... | 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) | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,523 | 31,524 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | I prefer not to say | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,524 | 31,525 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,525 | 31,526 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 35 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
Support quality | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 181,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells) | SPARK
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Podman | Podman | Podman | Alire
Alire | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
Gnatdoc | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Ada-lang.io
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Hell no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agen... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Formal proof of correctness | 181,000 | null |
31,526 | 31,527 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;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);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;Games or coding challenges | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 38,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Go;Java;SQL | Go;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase;Clickhouse | DuckDB;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase;Clickhouse | DuckDB;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Supabase;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Supabase;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Supabase;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Blazor;Next.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Blazor;Next.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Blazor;Next.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);ChromeOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code | null | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I hate it, but i use to search code in big codebases | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving skills, because we have way more bigger "context" | 44,086 | 8 |
31,527 | 31,528 | 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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31,528 | 31,529 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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 | 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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31,529 | 31,530 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;npm;Supabase;Vite | Docker;npm;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;React;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not completely vibe, I always review and try to understand what it does | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Vision, architecture, choices: opinionated, KISS,... | 58,007 | 7 |
31,530 | 31,531 | 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 | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;VBA | Python;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;React;Svelte | Angular;Flask | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama | null | null | null | Windows;Red Hat | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | turning business requirements into technical requirements
architecture decisions
considering use cases
designing appealing visual layouts
reading old and confusing codebases | 110,000 | 9 |
31,531 | 31,532 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | 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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31,532 | 31,533 | 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 | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Kotlin | Elixir;Go;Kotlin;Rust | Kotlin | NA
Clojure | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
Htmx | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;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 to me is generating all code using AI. I may use AI to generate the starting point of a program or a component in my application, but I regularly have to write the code myself because AI is not generating what I want. I also regularly have to fix the code it generates. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Problem solving, tech knowledge. Generative AI will never be good enough for us to blindly trust its output, so we need to maintain the skills necessary to ensure that we still deliver solutions we can trust. | 170,000 | 5 |
31,533 | 31,534 | I am learning to code | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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);Books / Physical med... | 30 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | null | null | null | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | 37 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 160,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Mojo | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Mojo | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Mojo | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Odoo;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Odoo;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Odoo;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;visionOS | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;NixOS | Asana;Azure Devops;Coda;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello;Wikis | Asana;Azure Devops;Coda;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello;Wikis | Asana;Azure Devops;Coda;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Sometimes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;Fireproof;Letta;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;Weaviate;Zep | null | Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft);IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents;Haystack;phidata | null | Sentry;Galileo;Honeycomb;New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;Wiz;Protect AI;Vectra AI | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Perplexity;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Analyzing complex security problems, creating code for complex security problems | 185,623 | null |
31,534 | 31,535 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 1 | France | EUR European Euro | 43,600 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | Erlang;Go;Kotlin;Lua;Swift;Zig | Kotlin;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Vite | Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Vite | Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Fastify;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Fastify | Fastify | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Neovim;Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | null | 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 | 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 | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | 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... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | High-level problem solving and architecture | 50,582 | 8 |
31,535 | 31,536 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Support engineer or analyst | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | uv | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | i think it will become deveopers to solve more and more complex problem as easy ones will be done by AI | null | null |
31,536 | 31,537 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 24 | 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;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;Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Academic researcher | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | Go;Java;Python;SQL | Dart;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | null | null | Linode(Akamai)
NA | Yes | Flask | null | null | Gin(Golang)
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | GoLand,kate
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Pop!_OS | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Monday.com;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | null | whateverJetbrains is wrapping in their IDEs
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
I'd like to paste in an error message and get a list of discussions/Q&A that contain that string (or significant substrings) ordered by age. One of the biggest problems with StackOverlow in 2025 is there are posts that were upvoted by hunderds or thousands th... | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | 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 monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | GitHub MCP Server | 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 | I think these current code generation AIs will end up being a lot like the "drag and drop" visual basic era of the early 2000s, lots and lots will be built by people who don't expect or understand how to maintain that code and then people will have to come in an spend a lot of time untangling the AI code or rewriting i... | 135,000 | null |
31,537 | 31,538 | 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;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 | Other (please specify): | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;TypeScript | C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip | Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip | Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;WebStorm | Neovim;Rider;Vim;WebStorm | Neovim;Rider;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I do not vibe code. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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. | 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 platfo... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Planning and writing maintainable & good code for complex business requirements | null | 6 |
31,538 | 31,539 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Yarn | Ansible;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus | Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;npm;pnpm;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Svelte;Symfony | Deno;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte;Symfony | Node.js;Svelte;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Fedora | Debian;Fedora | GitLab;Linear;Trello | GitLab;Linear;Obsidian;Trello | GitLab;Linear;Trello | NA
NA | Bluesky | Bluesky | Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | 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.;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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
31,539 | 31,540 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 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 |
31,540 | 31,541 | 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.) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,541 | 31,542 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 29 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | 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 |
31,542 | 31,543 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 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);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 | 30 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
5 - but dunno how to answer this | Availability of better alternatives
7 - but dunno how to answer this | null | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | null | null | null | 3 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++ | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat trust | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
31,543 | 31,544 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Lua;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Ninja | Cloudflare;Docker;Make | Cloudflare;Docker;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | "vibe coding" is not part of my process at all.
I don't trust results for professional work. And for hobby projects it would take out the fun. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Cynically speaking, only humans can take the blame. | 58,007 | 7 |
31,544 | 31,545 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | I prefer not to say | null | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 35 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C++ | null | null | Swift
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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 | 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 | ChatGPT | 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 | thinking | null | 0 |
31,545 | 31,546 | 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.) | 17 | 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 | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
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31,546 | 31,547 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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31,547 | 31,548 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,548 | 31,549 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 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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31,549 | 31,550 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,550 | 31,551 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Go;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Go;Lisp;OCaml;Python;Rust;Zig;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Python;Rust | Nim
Haskell | null | Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database | MongoDB | null | NA
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31,551 | 31,552 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 82,500 | Yes | C# | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | Other specific task (write in): | 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 | Other (please specify): | implementation and orchestration | 82,500 | 5 |
31,552 | 31,553 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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31,553 | 31,554 | 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.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 24 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 53,000 | Yes | C;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Zig | C;C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust | C;C++;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code | 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 | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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... | Problem solving, soft skills, understand stakeholders requirements | 61,488 | 6 |
31,554 | 31,555 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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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31,555 | 31,556 | 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.) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 150,000 | null | Python;SQL | Dart;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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31,556 | 31,557 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 0 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;Go;Java | C;C++ | NA
Holly C | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | npm | null | null | mux
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Node.js;React | Astro | Astro | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | 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 | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
31,557 | 31,558 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Logic games/puzzles | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | 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;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase | Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | fundamentals | null | 8 |
31,558 | 31,559 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 12,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Xcode;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | it is a small part but we tend to avoid it as it rarely ends well and produce a lot of unmaintainable code | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | All, I am confident AI will not replace developpers. we can still do problem solving way better than any AI | 13,922 | 7 |
31,559 | 31,560 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 18 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 5 | Azerbaijan | IRR Iranian rial | null | Yes | Dart;Kotlin | Dart;Kotlin | Dart;Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Trae | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Trae | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Trae | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS | Notion | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4 |
31,560 | 31,561 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 6 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 25 | 25 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS;Pop!_OS | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | null | null | 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) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is for people, who don't know how the actual code works. If you know how the code works, you can write better prompts. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | You still have to understand how the code works to ensure that you are writing good AI prompts. Therefore, skilled developers will be needed. AI is really there to augment, not replace. Executives don't really understand this. I feel that skilled developers will be able to compete with large firms by getter product to ... | 125,000 | null |
31,561 | 31,562 | 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.) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 700,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB | DuckDB | DuckDB | Trino
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Committing and reviewing code | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | The same skills (sans the coding piece): problem solving, communication, ability to synthesize information, focus on users, etc. | 700,000 | 8 |
31,562 | 31,563 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 6 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Python | Rust;Scala | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4 |
31,563 | 31,564 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,564 | 31,565 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 37 | 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;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 | 44 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 120,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | 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 | 163,370 | 8 |
31,565 | 31,566 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 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) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Government | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Ruby;SQL | Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 125,000 | 10 |
31,566 | 31,567 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | 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 | Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 1 | DevOps engineer or professional | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 2 | Pakistan | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Ada | null | Yaml, json
Bash, power-shell, cybersecurity | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;Oracle | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | null | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Arch;Red Hat | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Arch;Red Hat | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,567 | 31,568 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 22 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,568 | 31,569 | 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 | 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);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 | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | 30 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
Jai | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | OpenTofu
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | Wrike
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;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;Other (write in): | Strange definition. I generate software from LLM prompts professionally yes. Vibe coding to me is more about greenfield, often small scope development that has minimal non-functional requirements. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Nothing. | 170,000 | 9 |
31,569 | 31,570 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 13 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 80,713 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Python;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse;Pocketbase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
Helix | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | No, I currently use it more like smart-autocomplete and editor | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;Other (please specify): | Core knowledge, like understanding of hardware and OS specifics, broad experience, architecture, algorithms | 93,639 | 5 |
31,570 | 31,571 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 6 | 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 | Coding Bootcamp | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,571 | 31,572 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 20 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,572 | 31,573 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | 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 | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | null | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Search for answers | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 69,609 | 7 |
31,573 | 31,574 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
open-source license | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask | Flask | Flask | Shiny
Shiny | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | RStudio, Spyder, dbeaver
RStudio, Spyder, dbeaver | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Windows | GitLab;Markdown File;Monday.com | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com | GitLab;Markdown File;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | I use "vibe coding" for prototyping shiny apps. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Customer service support | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | social skills, self-organization, communication skills, management skills | 92,812 | null |
31,574 | 31,575 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | 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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31,575 | 31,576 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Taiwan | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Ruby;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Trae;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Trae;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Trae;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | 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);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | 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);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | 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);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,576 | 31,577 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
31,577 | 31,578 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | sounds amazing | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Architecture, mentoring, planning, | 87,550 | 5 |
31,578 | 31,579 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | C#;Erlang;JavaScript;Rust | C#;Erlang;JavaScript;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Svelte;Vue.js | Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Lovable.dev;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, good for prototyping and coming up with suggestions fast that can visualize an idea. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Redis;supabase | null | IBM watsonx.ai | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Maybe the most crucial part will be to validate architecture and system design from human perspectives to make sure that AI developed systems and applications do not only fulfil requirements but also _how_ they fulfil them, mostly to assure PO / Client that the codebase is robust, secure, ethical and legal. I believe t... | 81,210 | 7 |
31,579 | 31,580 | 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) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Academic researcher | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 2,000 | Yes | C;C++;Python;R;Rust;SQL | C;C++;Go;Python;R;Rust;SQL;Zig | C;C++;Python;R;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Neo4J | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking and being able to communicate well what code does. Also making code extensibile, because the human coder has more context than the LLM | 2,723 | null |
31,580 | 31,581 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | null | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,581 | 31,582 | 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 | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 10 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,074 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Svelte;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Svelte | Django;FastAPI;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning 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 | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | 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. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | (1) Focusing on the specific requirements of the project in the context of all project meetings, deadlines, etc. (2) Critically examine given solutions for potential vulnerabilities (3) Meta-execution in terms of architecture planning, maintenance over the years | 75,495 | null |
31,582 | 31,583 | 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.) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Games or coding challenges | 4 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | Bbolt
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim | Zed | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Asana;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 60,000 | 7 |
31,583 | 31,584 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 29,760 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python;Zig | Lean
Lean | Yes | PostgreSQL | SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Make;Pacman;Pip;pnpm | Bun;Cargo;Make;Pacman | Cargo;Make;Pacman | Hostinger
Hostinger | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim | Vim | Helix
Helix | Polars;hostinger;Large Language Model;uv | Polars;hostinger;Large Language Model;uv | Polars;hostinger;Large Language Model;uv | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 5,417 | null |
31,584 | 31,585 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., Universit... | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
31,585 | 31,586 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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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31,586 | 31,587 | 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.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | Pl-Sql
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | null | null | OpenStack
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery | null | null | Oracle APEX
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or 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 | No | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem Solving/Code Security and bug fixing | null | 6 |
31,587 | 31,588 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Student | I don’t know | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C | C | C | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
31,588 | 31,589 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;npm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Webpack | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Pacman;Supabase;Vercel;Webpack | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Supabase;Vercel;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Axum | Astro;NestJS;Next.js;React;Axum | Next.js;React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Neovim;RustRover;Trae | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Job board | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Predictive analytics | Project planning | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | null | null | null | null |
31,589 | 31,590 | 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.) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 5 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | C#;F#;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;Swift;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | Blazor
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React | Blazor;Next.js;Node.js;React | Blazor;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | .NET 8 or higher;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Nova, Anthropic Haiku
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes. I regularly write prompts to generate and debug code | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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 collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding and communicating requirements. Testing code | 125,000 | 8 |
31,590 | 31,591 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-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);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 | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,591 | 31,592 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 36 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 28 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Wikis | Azure Devops;Wikis | Azure Devops;Wikis | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Innovation, useability | null | 9 |
31,592 | 31,593 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 24 | Data engineer | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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31,593 | 31,594 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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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31,594 | 31,595 | 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 | 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 | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 22,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | null | Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm | null | null | NA
NA | null | jQuery;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 25,523 | 6 |
31,595 | 31,596 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Django;Flask;Vue.js | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Fedora | Windows;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 34,872 | 6 |
31,596 | 31,597 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Data engineer | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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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31,597 | 31,598 | 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.) | 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) | 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) | 17 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Django;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | jQuery;Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Zapier | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 6 |
31,598 | 31,599 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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 | 14 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte | FastAPI;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;Debian | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Only occasionally. And I review the output afterwards and correct issues. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers | 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 | 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 | LangChain;LangGraph | Goose | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Cody | Cursor Agent Mode | 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 | null | 218,875 | 8 |
31,599 | 31,600 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 34 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Podman;Terraform;Yarn | Docker;Podman | Docker;Podman | bundle
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | Rubymine
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Fedora | MacOS;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Other (write in):
Google search for problem | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI ... | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Any coding skills will valuable. AI does not diminish the need for this. | 104,413 | null |
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