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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
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NA NA
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NA 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 NA
null
null
null
NA 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
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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
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null
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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 NA
Software Development
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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
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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
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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
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32,105
32,106
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
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
14
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
Software Development
Expert mentors NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
9
4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
62,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PHP;PowerShell;SQL
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
null
NA 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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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null
NA NA
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null
NA NA
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null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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null
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null
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null
null
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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 NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA 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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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.
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
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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 NA
null
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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null
NA NA
null
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null
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null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
null
No
null
null
12
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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
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null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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null
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null
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null
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null
null
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null
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
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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
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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.
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
9
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 NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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China
CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi
240,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Rust;TypeScript
null
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NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm
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NA NA
No
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NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
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null
NA NA
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv
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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)
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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.
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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
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Ollama;OpenRouter
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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null
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
100,000
Yes
Python;R
Go
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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72,958
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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 NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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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
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null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
No, and I don't plan to
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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
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null
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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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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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
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
null
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null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
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My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
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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!
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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
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NA 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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
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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
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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
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NA 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
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NA NA
Yes
Kubernetes
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NA NA
Yes
Angular
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NA NA
Yes
Aider
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NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
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NixOS
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NA 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
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NA 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
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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
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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
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441
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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
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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
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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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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
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null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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
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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 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
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null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Less than once 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
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null
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
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null
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
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
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA 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 NA
null
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null
null
NA NA
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null
NA NA
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
NA NA
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null
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
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null
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
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
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