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32,100 | 32,101 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,101 | 32,102 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 8 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 24,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Notion;Trello | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | 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 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 | Emphaty | 20 | null |
32,102 | 32,103 | 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) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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32,103 | 32,104 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 20 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
No AI slop | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;React | React;Vue.js | React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Vibe coding is a stupid term. I prefer to call it slop coding because that's the quality of work it tends to generate. Having tried and seen the results of it myself, I think of anyone who describes themselves as a "vibe coder" as a poor programmer whose work I would never trust. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | The same skills that are valuable to developers today. Do you think being able to generate unit tests is the primary skill of a developer? Problem solving, logical thinking, and big-picture architecture remain valuable skills. AI as it exists today is a dead-end technology that is nevertheless being forced upon us as a... | 175,000 | 7 |
32,104 | 32,105 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | MySQL | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Redis | null | memcached, spanner
NA | Yes | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;New Relic;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Kubernetes;Prometheus | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Symfony | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React;Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | goland
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | contextual and case specific details | 84,408 | 6 |
32,106 | 32,107 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Attending school (full-time);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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,107 | 32,108 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB | Assembly;C;Rust | Assembly;C | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | Being good at the was humans solve problems. This means first building understanding of a complex task and then using that to solve it. This isn't possible with novel tasks using LLMs trained on preexisting data | 81,210 | null |
32,108 | 32,109 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,109 | 32,110 | 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.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 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 | 29 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL;TypeScript;Mojo | Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Poetry;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud | Docker;Google Cloud | rye, uber
rye | Yes | FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js | FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | Yes according to your definition. Such a BS term. I’m a professional with experience wielding the latest tools. I’m not a no-coder vibing slop. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 162,523 | 10 |
32,110 | 32,111 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time) | 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, 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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32,111 | 32,112 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled ap... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | System administrator | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 64,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C;C#;C++;Go;Lua;Swift;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | Cosmos DB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman;Splunk;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Blazor | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I would say partially. I used "vibe coding" to help me with a JavaScript program to convert excel spreadsheets. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | 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 | I have been watching GitHub Ai drive the .Net developers insane over the past couple of months with errors, pointless commits, and breaking things. I believe that humans will still be required for everything, but billion and trillion dollar corporations are desperate to replace labor with cheaper labor even in the codi... | 64,000 | null |
32,112 | 32,113 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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32,113 | 32,114 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 49 | 38 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | jQuery | Aurelia
Aurelia | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Gitea
Gitea | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Gitea
Gitea,Colanode | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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 se... | 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... | The ability to reduce or at least slow code rot, make sure codebases remain reasonably usable and maintainable, to reason about problems, to engineer complex solutions.
I think most skills will remain valuable. | null | 10 |
32,114 | 32,115 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Other: | null | I'm not sure | 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 | null | Yes | Ada;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | null | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
32,115 | 32,116 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 36 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 36 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Czech Republic | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Delphi;JavaScript;SQL;VBA | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | c++23;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Ask 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 | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | 9 |
32,116 | 32,117 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
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32,117 | 32,118 | 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 | null | null | null | 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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32,118 | 32,119 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
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32,119 | 32,120 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Other (please specify):
flexible working hours | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | Armenia | AMD Armenian dram | 36,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Kotlin;SQL | SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React | Laravel | null | Yii2
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows;Debian | Confluence;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Miro | Miro | NA
NA | Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 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 | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | not yet | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | Junie | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System Design, algorithms, code reading | 93 | 4 |
32,120 | 32,121 | 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 | null | 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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32,121 | 32,122 | 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) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Dart | null | NA
NA | Yes | Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, unfortunately | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to fix code and maintain codebases is a must. Also as new technologies roll out, it is important to be able to learn new technologies without the use of AI agents | null | null |
32,122 | 32,123 | 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 | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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32,123 | 32,124 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | null | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Azerbaijan | AZN Azerbaijan manat | 42,000 | Yes | C# | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Neo4J | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;NuGet;Pip | Cargo | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Azure Devops;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | i dont vibe code seriouse projects | No, but I 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 | problem-solving ability, core understanding of software and hardware, system architecture , DSA | 24,694 | 6 |
32,124 | 32,125 | 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 | null | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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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32,125 | 32,126 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 42 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 44 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | null | Costs are manageable
If it has AI in it, do not use it. AI in software dev is bullshit. You spend more time verifying and still dont know what it does. | Prohibitive pricing
Too much AI. AI is software developement is bullshit. You spend more time verifying it and you still are not familiar with it. | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;VBA | null | null | MS Access, Postgresql, SqlServer
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | null | null | Selenium
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Get an answer | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | Search for answers | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | Vibe coding is about as bullshit software development as there is. People who do vibe coding do not care if it works and do not understand even what is does. Vibe coding is for losers. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | All skills will remain valuable. AI will be used only for the most basic tasks. Only fools will trust code build by AI instead of a human programmer. | null | 10 |
32,126 | 32,127 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Support engineer or analyst | 10,000 or more 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 | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 143,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Fortran;MATLAB;Perl;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pip | Make;Ninja | Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Red Hat | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | 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 | 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;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | All the same skills as today, but with some tedium removed. | 143,000 | 10 |
32,127 | 32,128 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,128 | 32,129 | 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 | 23 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,129 | 32,130 | 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 | 12 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | 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 (please specify): | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,130 | 32,131 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 31 | 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 | 41 | Architect, software or solutions | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 0 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pacman | Make;Pacman | Make;Pacman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Hacker News;YouTube | Hacker News;YouTube | Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 want to learn best practices | System architecture, product specification and verification | null | 10 |
32,131 | 32,132 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 17 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | 6,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;Python;Scala;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | Scylla
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Claude Code;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I do what I would call supervised coding. Where the prompts are detailed and long and non ambiguous so the AI doesn't do stuff willy nilly | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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 | Redis;Neo4j;ChromaDB | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;Ollama;LangChain | null | Galileo;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Auto-GPT;Glean (Enterprise Agents) | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | High level Problem Solving | 183,562 | 6 |
32,132 | 32,133 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Healthcare | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | Nigeria | USD United States dollar | 1,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Other (write in): | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Customer service support | Language processing | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1,000 | null |
32,133 | 32,134 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 32 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | 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 | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 170,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | GitLab;Monday.com | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, and I hope it won't be ever | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understand complex requirements and write a well working solution for that | 124,029 | 9 |
32,134 | 32,135 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 1 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | System administrator | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;Python;R;Rust;SQL;Swift | Go;OCaml;Ruby;Zig | null | NA
Hare | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Asana;Azure Devops;Markdown File;Wikis | Airtable;Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | lobste.rs
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges | 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;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, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Data and analytics;Customer service support | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Other (please specify): | null | 80,000 | null |
32,135 | 32,136 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | Other (please specify): | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Security | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Webpack | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;npm | bicep, arm template
bicep | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Microsoft Notepad
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Solve my problem | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, I would like to look more into this. It sounds interesting. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Security development lifecycle techniques, AI codes really bad security into its output as everyone else on the internet is pretty bad with the public code. | 500,000 | null |
32,136 | 32,137 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
32,137 | 32,138 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 240,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | debug | 33,428 | 9 |
32,138 | 32,139 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,139 | 32,140 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 50 | 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 | 50 | Architect, software or solutions | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 1 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | awk, AppleScript
awk, AppleScript | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | SAP ASE
SAP ASE | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse | Eclipse | Eclipse | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | 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 | Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;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 | 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 ... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | AI software developer | 97,514 | null |
32,140 | 32,141 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Data or business analyst | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Python;R | Go | null | NA
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32,141 | 32,142 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Higher Education | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,142 | 32,143 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 31 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 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 | Other (please specify):
Closed source or commercial | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 30 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 290,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MariaDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | MariaDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Prometheus | openshift, quay.io, github, gitlab, the entire cncf landscape
openshift, gitlab, quay.io | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No. LLM output is uniformly useless. Often laughably incorrect. I have given up on it. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | I predict AI tools will continue to be useless for complex tasks that have never arisen before, for longer than 5 years. As a consultant working at the intersection of IT and human factors, the current batch of AI is largely irrelevant to me. | 188,527 | null |
32,143 | 32,144 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 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, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | Malaysia | MYR Malaysian ringgit | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Firebase;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor;jQuery;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
32,144 | 32,145 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Applied scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | C#;C++;Python;Rust;SQL | C#;C++;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Pip | CMake
CMake | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Ruby on Rails | Django;Flask;jQuery | Django;Flask;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover | CLion
CLion | c++23;Large Language Model;Ollama | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Arch | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | 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 | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | 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 monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 120,000 | 10 |
32,145 | 32,146 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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
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32,146 | 32,147 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 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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32,147 | 32,148 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Lua;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | 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 | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. That's stupid. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking | 160,000 | 6 |
32,148 | 32,149 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | 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 | 30 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Perl;PHP;SQL | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lisp;OCaml;Prolog;R;Ruby;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells) | awk
D | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | IBM DB2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Composer;Homebrew;Pip | Digital Ocean;Docker;Splunk;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Flight PHP
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Red Hat | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitLab;Wikis | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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 | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | null |
32,149 | 32,150 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Games or coding challenges | 3 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | JavaScript;Python | JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
32,150 | 32,151 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 6 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Yes | Angular;Deno;Express;Node.js;Axum | Deno;Express;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Deno;Express;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 plat... | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Complex reasoning | null | 9 |
32,151 | 32,152 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | null | null | null | 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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32,152 | 32,153 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 19 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift | Kotlin;Python | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Somewhat. I rarely use AI for help and even at times I use it, it can be incorrect or give incorrect answers fully believing in the answer but after trying it out to find out it is incorrect. | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Our ability to know platforms and complexities of what is to be built and how long it'll take and what level of effort its going to take to build it as well as ethical concerns and profitability on what is being built is going to require an experts input.
Also, I think being able to use the tools to build the product... | null | 6 |
32,153 | 32,154 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,154 | 32,155 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 164,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Perl;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Victoria Metrics
Victoria Metrics | Yes | Flask;jQuery | Flask;jQuery | Flask;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Turning requirements into something that AI can understand. And understanding what AI is creating. | 106,615 | 5 |
32,155 | 32,156 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,156 | 32,157 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 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);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);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 157,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | DuckDB;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Node.js;React | Deno;Django;Express;Fastify;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Express;Fastify;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;Ultralytics | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. I care about the craft and the details of development. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | problem solving, craft, quality, architecture, creativity, collaboration, operations | 114,545 | 7 |
32,157 | 32,158 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 45,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pacman;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pacman;Vite | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pacman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Laravel;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Arch | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 8,283 | 4 |
32,158 | 32,159 | I code primarily as a hobby | Prefer not to say | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Books / Physical media | 1 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Java;Python | C++;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | Java;Python | NA
NA | null | MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | iOS;Arch | Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I do not like the idea of vibe coding. I only use AI when I am in a pinch and nobody online has found a solution. I think AI should not replace the job of humans in programming, but only supplement them. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | AI development is growing so quickly, I think that in 3-5 years around 40% of programming jobs will have been replaced with AI models, and 99% of human programmers will have integrated some sort of AI into their workflow. | null | null |
32,159 | 32,160 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 16 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,160 | 32,161 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | 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 | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Databricks SQL;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Splunk;Supabase;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | FastAPI;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;VSCodium | Cursor;Lovable.dev;VSCodium;Windsurf | Lovable.dev;VSCodium | NA
NA | Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Reddit;Kaggle;Medium | Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok 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 | Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Robotics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Wri... | 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 | Redis;ChromaDB;supabase | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Bolt.new | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Design | null | 9 |
32,161 | 32,162 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,162 | 32,163 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 20 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 180,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Elixir | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | Linode, Packer
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Phoenix | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Sublime Text;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Bluesky;X | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Job board | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 44,043 | 7 |
32,163 | 32,164 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 3 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 18 | 6 | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | null | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Pocketbase | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | every single one | null | 7 |
32,164 | 32,165 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 26 | 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;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 | 6 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,165 | 32,166 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
Industry standard, popular, leading edge, nosql, python | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 40 | 40 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 0 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NoSQL
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | AngularJS;Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++ | null | NA
NA | hostinger | hostinger;Large Language Model | hostinger | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Not yet | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | IT operations | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Developing mission and vision for organizations especially as related to furthering the Good News! | null | 10 |
32,166 | 32,167 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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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32,167 | 32,168 | 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 | 7 | 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 | 20 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Canada | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or 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 | 6 |
32,168 | 32,169 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 30 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,169 | 32,170 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,170 | 32,171 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 0 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog | C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog | C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog | NA
NA | Yes | Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | NixOS | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,171 | 32,172 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled ap... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 6 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,172 | 32,173 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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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32,173 | 32,174 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | 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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32,174 | 32,175 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Nearest to my skill set | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | Tunisia | TND Tunisian dinar | 1,300 | Yes | Assembly;C;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Assembly;Python | Assembly;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Partially | No, but I 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 | 441 | null |
32,175 | 32,176 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 22 | 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 | 33 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 148,000 | Yes | C;C#;Python;SQL | Assembly;C;C#;Python;SQL;Swift | C;C#;Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Geany
Geany | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitLab;Trello | 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 | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | 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 | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Rarely; mainly for simple, small one-off projects where I can prompt with enough information for decent output. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Debugging for sure; AI is horrible at it. Overall architecture of a product. Domain specific coding / programming for uncommon devices / interfaces. Critical code evaluation. | 148,000 | 8 |
32,176 | 32,177 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 900,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | React Native
React Native | Yes | MySQL | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Heroku;Netlify;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Firebase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Bolt;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Bolt;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | hostinger;Google Gemini | hostinger;Google Gemini | hostinger;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows;Android;iOS | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well 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 | 10,462 | 8 |
32,177 | 32,178 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,178 | 32,179 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 (please specify): | 10 | Other (please specify): | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,179 | 32,180 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,180 | 32,181 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | null | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 528,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | 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 | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9,271 | 10 |
32,181 | 32,182 | 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.) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | 6,800,000 | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | YES | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or Info... | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 22,647 | 8 |
32,182 | 32,183 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 77,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Podman | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Podman | Nix
Nix | Yes | Flask;Axum | Flask;Axum | Flask;Axum | HTMX
HTMX | Yes | Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | Helix
Helix | uv | Tailwind CSS 4;uv | uv | null | null | MacOS;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);NixOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, I am not allowed to use AI for professional development work. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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... | All skills relevant now will still be relevant even if AI gets better | 46,381 | 9 |
32,183 | 32,184 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 3 | Togo | XOF West African CFA franc | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | null | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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 |
32,184 | 32,185 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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;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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 45 | Support engineer or analyst | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
Legacy support | Security or privacy concerns
Use of AI | Government | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | Xojo, Visual Basic 6
Xojo, Visual Basic 6 | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Xojo, Visual Basic for Applications in Excel
Xojo, Visual Basic for Applications in Excel | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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... | Interpersonal skills, creative thinking, critical thinking, imagination, skepticism, doubt, distrust, memory, independent thought. | null | null |
32,185 | 32,186 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | 5 | Other (please specify): | 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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32,186 | 32,187 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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32,187 | 32,188 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Schoo... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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32,188 | 32,189 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,189 | 32,190 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 25 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | Colombia | USD United States dollar | 48,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;Go;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | C#;Dart;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vercel;Webpack | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js | Laravel | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Redis | Asterix | null | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | Datadog | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | 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 | complex problems solutions | 48,000 | 9 |
32,190 | 32,191 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., Universit... | 11 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 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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32,191 | 32,192 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | 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 | 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 learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 50 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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32,192 | 32,193 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | 0 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | nope
nope | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | BigQuery;Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Oracle;Amazon Redshift;Valkey | BigQuery | nope
nope | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Vercel | Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | NestJS;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well 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 |
32,193 | 32,194 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 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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32,194 | 32,195 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 50 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Code Library and examples | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 65,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;VBA | null | null | Pascal
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nuxt.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Delphi, MPLAB
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 42,256 | 10 |
32,195 | 32,196 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 1 | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | 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 | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 40,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS;ChromeOS | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Notion | Airtable;Asana;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;YouTrack | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | null | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Fireproof;GitHub MCP Server | null | Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;Zapier | ChatGPT | Galileo;Wiz | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Development | 40,000 | null |
32,196 | 32,197 | 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.) | null | null | null | 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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32,197 | 32,198 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 12 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 28,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;GDScript;Python;Rust | Assembly;C;C++;COBOL;GDScript;Python;Rust | Assembly;C;C++;COBOL;GDScript;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;VSCodium;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;VSCodium;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu;Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | IBM Granite, Gemma3
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No - we're responsible for knowing how and why our code works. During the publication & review process, we're expected to be able to explain it all | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Robotics | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;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 | Big-picture software design, maintainability. Especially design decisions wrt embedded/realtime systems, | 28,000 | null |
32,198 | 32,199 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6,969 | 69 | India | INR Indian rupee | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | nix
nix | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Poetry | Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Poetry | nix
nix | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Android;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | 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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | not really. I do generate tiny one off scripts via llms | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | not sure | null | 10 |
32,199 | 32,200 | 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 | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Other (please specify): | 16 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 11 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 270,000 | Yes | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Ruby;Rust | Go;Ruby | HCL
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes | VictoriaMetrics, Helm, CloudNativePG
VictoriaMetrics, Helm, CloudNativePG | Yes | Astro;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Ruby on Rails;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu;Fedora | Ubuntu;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | 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 | Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Vibe coding is not part of my workflow. I have a dumb Copilot that is extremely helpful at simple and moderate tasks, but mostly fails on difficult and novel tasks. It consistently fails to propose elegant solutions or even correct solutions to more complicated problems. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Analytical thinking, imagination, novel inventions. | 160,128 | 8 |
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