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I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
9
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Fintech
Expert mentors NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Turkey
TRY Turkish lira
900,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
C#;HTML/CSS
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Visual Studio
Rider;Visual Studio
Rider;Visual Studio
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows
Windows
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Job board
Answer a question NA
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Testing code
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Learning about a codebase;Documenting 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, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
22,723
6
33,001
33,002
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
30
Developer, back-end
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
Lithuania
EUR European Euro
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
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
33,002
33,003
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
7
Academic researcher
20 to 99 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
School
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Higher Education
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
10
Germany
EUR European Euro
12,000
Yes
C;Fortran;Java;Lisp;Lua;Python;Rust
C;Fortran;Lisp;Rust
C;Fortran;Lisp;Rust
Haskell Haskell
Yes
SQLite
SQLite
SQLite
Apache Derby Apache Derby
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
HTMX, Hunchentoot HTMX, Hunchentoot
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch
Linux (non-WSL);Arch
GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;X
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No, I always use AI-generated code as an example/guide and never use it as is
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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
I don't think the fundamental task of the software developer will change much, just become more efficient
13,922
null
33,003
33,004
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Student
Attending school (part-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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
11
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Robust and complete API AI integration is a negative quality.
Ethical concerns Lack of AI is a positive quality.
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
4
Colombia
COP Colombian peso
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;Rust
C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust
HTML/CSS;Rust
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Pip
Cargo;Digital Ocean
Cargo;Digital Ocean
Trunk Dx
Yes
null
null
null
Yew Dioxus
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis
GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis
GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis
NA Codeberg
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
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
Other (write in):
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;...
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
Vibe coding is neither proffessional, nor development, nor work.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h...
Programming, project managing, writing documentation, API design, etc
null
null
33,004
33,005
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
2
Data or business analyst
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
2
India
INR Indian rupee
1,000,000
Yes
Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net)
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Python;SQL
DAX NA
Yes
BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio
PyCharm
PyCharm
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows
Clickup
GitHub
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Kaggle;Company-sponsored forums
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;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
No, but I plan to soon
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No, my work requires in-depth knowledge of the softwares. While I use AI to partially validate my work on some tools sometimes, I rely on them much less when it comes to ideation, planning and execution as a whole.
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
2 distinct ends of the spectrum would still be retained by developers. Firstly, soft skills like communication, planning and overall management to optimize workflows with other developers as well as AI bandwidth. Moreover, core and niche technical skills that comes with experience in order to test, validate and modify ...
11,624
null
33,005
33,006
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Attending school (full-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);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 required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
3
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
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
29
5
Pakistan
PKR Pakistani rupee
840,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Phoenix;React
Phoenix;React
Phoenix;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Neovim;Vim
Cursor;Neovim;Vim
Cursor;Neovim;Vim
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear
GitHub;GitLab;Linear
GitHub;GitLab;Linear
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;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);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models)
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people)
null
No, not at all
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Learning about a codebase;Testing code
Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Hell nah, our whole system would fall apart by “vibe coding”
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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...
Complex problem solving, debugging, developing obscure systems
2,950
3
33,006
33,007
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
31
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
40
Developer, embedded applications or devices
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
null
null
null
Software Development
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
10
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C;C++;Python
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub
Confluence;GitHub
Confluence;GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
Chat (people);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 weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
Software engineering
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if ...
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or Info...
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Understanding structure
null
7
33,007
33,008
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time)
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;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
null
null
11
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)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,008
33,009
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., U...
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
33,009
33,010
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
6
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
3
Other (please specify):
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
3
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Python;Ruby
Python
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
RethinkDB RethinkDB
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Flask;Svelte;WordPress
Flask
Flask
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Android
MacOS
Airtable;Google Workspace;Markdown File
Airtable
Airtable
NA NA
Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work)
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 1 and 3 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
More than half the time
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics
Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
Zapier
null
null
null
ChatGPT
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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
Well some things are only learnt with experience and repeating a lot of stuff over and over again. That bit cannot be taught to AI.
null
null
33,010
33,011
I am a developer by profession
65 years or older
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Retired
None of the above
40
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify):
60
Developer, embedded applications or devices
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
Developing specialized expertise NA
null
null
null
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Assembly
Assembly
Assembly
XPL0, TASM, ML64 XPL0, ML64, NASM
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Debian
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Ask a question NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
Yes.
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.;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.
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
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
Getting the details correct.
null
10
33,011
33,012
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;Volunteering (regularly)
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;Colleague or on-the-job training;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
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
3
Student
null
null
null
null
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features 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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,012
33,013
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;Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
3
Developer, front-end
100 to 499 employees
People manager
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
null
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
20
null
India
INR Indian rupee
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
A few times per month or weekly
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not really
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
null
null
null
Writing code
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10
33,013
33,014
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
21
Founder, technology or otherwise
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
100,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Elixir;Erlang;Rust;SQL;Zig;Gleam
Elixir;Erlang;SQL
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare
Gigalixir, Fly.io Fly.io
Yes
Fastify;Phoenix;React
Phoenix
Phoenix
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Neovim;Vim
Neovim;Vim
Neovim;Vim
Codebuff Codebuff
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Ubuntu
MacOS
Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion
GitHub;Linear;Markdown File
GitHub;Linear;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
Cyclically I'll use it in areas I'm less familiar with (generating front-end views when I'm more comfortable with the back-end)
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot
Codebuff
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
I think higher-level systems architecture skills will become even more valuable, as will an understanding of how best to work with AI tools.
100,000
null
33,014
33,015
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Attending school (full-time)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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
5
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
null
null
null
Software Development
null
No
null
null
null
Egypt
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;Lisp;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Lisp
HTML/CSS;Lisp
Elm, Haskell Elm, Haskell
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Fedora
Fedora;NixOS
GitHub;Wikis
GitHub;Wikis
GitHub;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,015
33,016
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
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
13
Data scientist
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
null
null
Government
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
3
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
130,000
Yes
R;Rust
R;Rust
R;Rust
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
BigQuery;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Answer a question NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
84,512
7
33,016
33,017
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
6
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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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)
6
Developer, AI apps or physical AI
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
Personal Project
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
null
Software Development
null
Yes
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
11
8
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
220,000
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
No
Infrequently, less than once per year
I don't use Stack Overflow
Multiple times per day
Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Comment on Q&A posts NA
Not sure
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Generating content or synthetic data
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Documenting 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
Yes. I regularly use GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to generate Python function templates and automate routine tasks in my SEO tools. This helps me develop parsers and integration scripts more quickly, after which I manually fine-tune the logic for specific use cases.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Cybersecurity
Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Fireproof;LanceDB;ChromaDB;Milvus;mem0
null
Agno;CrewAI;LangGraph
null
Snyk;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;Langfuse;arize;helicone
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Cody
null
null
null
5,273
null
33,017
33,018
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
18
Developer, front-end
null
null
null
null
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
6
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
null
Yes
C#;JavaScript;Python
JavaScript;Python
JavaScript;Python
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip
Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
Express;FastAPI;React
Express;FastAPI;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
uv
Large Language Model;uv
uv
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS
Windows;MacOS
Clickup;GitHub;Jira;Trello
Jira
Jira
NA NA
Discord;Twitch
Discord
Discord
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
null
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Partially. It works well on simple tasks, but the more complex the job, the more mistakes AI does
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
algorythms, architecture, communication
null
5
33,018
33,019
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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify):
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, embedded applications or devices
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
You like your manager NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
5
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
170,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++
Assembly;C;C++
Assembly;C;C++
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Sublime Text;Visual Studio
Sublime Text;Visual Studio
NA NA
c++23
null
null
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File
Markdown File
Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack
X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack
X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack
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
Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
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
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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Other (write in):
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
Absolutely not
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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor...
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting
All
4,074
10
33,019
33,020
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
null
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
14
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
4
Mexico
MXN Mexican peso
470,000
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
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
24,740
8
33,020
33,021
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
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
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
35
Other (please specify):
5,000 to 9,999 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
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
10
5
New Zealand
NZD New Zealand dollar
203,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Pip
APT;Cargo;Docker
APT;Cargo;Docker
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code;Zed
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Debian
Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira
Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in):
Answer a question NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code
Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
null
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Being able to use AI as a tool, but still understand the code/solution it's producing.
122,278
8
33,021
33,022
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Primary/elementary school
Not employed
Attending school (full-time)
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
33,022
33,023
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
3
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
33,023
33,024
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
null
Architect, software or solutions
500 to 999 employees
null
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
null
null
null
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10
33,024
33,025
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
13
Project manager
100 to 499 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Ethical concerns NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
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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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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33,025
33,026
I am a developer by profession
35-44 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)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges
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
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
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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33,026
33,027
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
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
11
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
3
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
C;C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL
C;C#;C++;Python
C;C#;C++;Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Django;Next.js;Node.js;React
ASP.NET Core;Django
ASP.NET Core;Django
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Emacs Emacs
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
Discord Discord
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
OpenAI Codex OpenAI Codex
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
null
null
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
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h...
null
null
null
33,027
33,028
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Attending school (full-time)
1
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
null
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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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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33,028
33,029
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
5
Developer, back-end
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
Good brand and public image NA
null
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
null
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
null
null
Windows
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 3 and 5 years
null
null
null
null
null
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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33,029
33,030
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
6
Developer, mobile
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)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
12
3
Algeria
DZD Algerian dinar
null
Yes
Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
MariaDB;MySQL
MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Composer;Google Cloud;npm
Composer;Docker;Google Cloud
Composer;Google Cloud
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;React;WordPress
React
React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Android
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
null
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning
null
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
partially, I use Ai models to shorten the time it takes to write the code but the main functionality is planned by me
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Marketing
Integration with external agents and APIs
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Ai development, data analytics , creative design ...etc
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3
33,030
33,031
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Primary/elementary school
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
14
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
11
Other (please specify):
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Retail and Consumer Services
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
South Africa
USD United States dollar
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Other Industry purpose (write in):
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,031
33,032
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time)
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);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;School (i.e., ...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Games or coding challenges
10
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Manufacturing
null
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
3
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
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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
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null
null
null
4
33,032
33,033
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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
10
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
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
15
DevOps engineer or professional
1,000 to 4,999 employees
null
null
No
Work
null
null
Fintech
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Infrequently, less than once per year
I don't use Stack Overflow
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
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
5
33,033
33,034
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
Prefer not to say
null
Student
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above;Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (l...
4
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Games or coding challenges
4
System administrator
null
null
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Lack of AI or AI agents 7
Other:
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
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
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33,034
33,035
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
38
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 as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
46
Developer, embedded applications or devices
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns license type
Software Development
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
null
France
EUR European Euro
90,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;MATLAB;Python
Rust
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Red Hat
Doxygen;Jira;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Mistral AI models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Not for the last year
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Understanding what is needed
104,413
4
33,035
33,036
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
30
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
33
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Banking/Financial Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
South Africa
ZAR South African rand
1,800,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
GDScript;TypeScript
null
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cockroachdb
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;NuGet
null
null
Rancher NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js
Angular;React
null
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Visual Studio Code
WebStorm
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Ollama
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Discord;Reddit;Hashnode;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Discord;Reddit;Hashnode;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Other (write in):
Comment on Q&A posts NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code
Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
null
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Yes it is
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
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 want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Orchestrating AI solutions to deliver more complex solutions . Harnessing AI effectively in the workplace.
101,482
8
33,036
33,037
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training
25
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Banking/Financial Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
3
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
142,000
Yes
C#
C#
C#
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Visual Studio
Rider;Visual Studio
Rider;Visual Studio
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops;Jira
Azure Devops
Azure Devops
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h...
Same skills that have always been. Maybe we'll be constrained or happy to use some AI tools but what makes a valuable developer has no reason to change
176,070
4
33,037
33,038
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
40
Developer, embedded applications or devices
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Manufacturing
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1
1
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
130,000
Yes
Ada;MATLAB
Ada
Ada
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Alire Alire
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
GNAT Studio GNAT Studio
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Direct messaging of users
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;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;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla...
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
161,191
8
33,038
33,039
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
33,039
33,040
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
10
AI/ML engineer
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,040
33,041
I am learning to code
45-54 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
10
System administrator
500 to 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
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
33,041
33,042
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
6
Student
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
You like your manager NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
4
United States of America
USD United States dollar
98,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;MySQL;SQLite
MySQL;SQLite
MySQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip
cmake cmake
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React
React
React
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
c++23
c++23;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama
c++23
null
null
Windows;iOS;Arch
Windows;Ubuntu
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code
Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
Somewhat. Mainly for easy yet tedious tasks. For more challenging situations I try to have more manual intervention
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications
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
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or 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
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
Critical thinking; solution architecting; prompt engineering; software engineering
98,000
9
33,042
33,043
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Blogs or podcasts
6
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
Spain
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Swift;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Redis;SQLite
MariaDB;Redis;SQLite
MariaDB;Redis;SQLite
Firebird Firebird
Yes
APT;Composer;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite
APT;Composer;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite
APT;Composer;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Express;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte
Express;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte
Express;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Shadcn/ui
null
null
MacOS
Windows
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
null
Yes, somewhat
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No, and I don't plan to use it.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Creativity and searching new ways of acting
null
10
33,043
33,044
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
3
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
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
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)
4
Student
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,044
33,045
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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
15
Developer, front-end
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
Connected to an open-source project NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
India
INR Indian rupee
4,000,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Windows
null
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per week
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Neutral
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Project planning;Predictive analytics
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, 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 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
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se...
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Prompt engineering Debugging business logics
46,496
10
33,045
33,046
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
33,046
33,047
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
School (i.e., University, College, etc)
5
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
3
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
0
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;npm;Pip
Docker;npm;Pip
Docker;npm;Pip
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask
FastAPI
FastAPI
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm
NA NA
Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama
Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph
Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama
null
null
Android;Pop!_OS
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Pop!_OS
GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian
GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian
GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models
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
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
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Highly distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code
Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
null
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Yes
No, but I plan to
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Building own AI and understanding it
null
null
33,047
33,048
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
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
6
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Banking/Financial Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
4
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
6
33,048
33,049
I am learning to code
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
20
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
1
Project manager
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Energy
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
3
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
40,000
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase
BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Valkey
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;pnpm;Poetry;Webpack
Ansible;Bun;Chocolatey;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yandex Cloud;Yarn
null
NA NA
null
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress
Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Fastify;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;Axum
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens;LangGraph;Ultralytics;visionOS
c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS
Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Arch;iPadOS;ChromeOS
Airtable;Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Notion;Wikis;YouTrack
Asana;Coda;Google Colab;Jira;Monday.com;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello
null
NA NA
Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hashnode;Kaggle;Twitch;Substack
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models
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 (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code
Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Other (write in):
null
It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
It makes it so much easier.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity;Other Industry purpose (write in):
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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
Redis;Fireproof;GitHub MCP Server;supabase
null
Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;OpenRouter;Haystack
null
Honeycomb;New Relic;Wiz
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Amazon Codewhisperer
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
The ability to accesss information fast and accurately.
40,000
null
33,049
33,050
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
26
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
26
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Healthcare
You like your manager NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
168,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Kotlin;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite
Redis
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Terraform
Webpack
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;ChromeOS
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Image generating models
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics
Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Design
168,000
6
33,050
33,051
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
41
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
48
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Robust and complete API Ease of integration
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
15
0
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;VBA
C#;C++;HTML/CSS
C#;C++;HTML/CSS
Relay Ladder Logic, cmd bat files NA
null
Microsoft Access
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
Jira
null
null
fogbugz NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
A few times per month or weekly
Videos;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in):
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
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;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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.;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.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify):
diagnostician
null
9
33,051
33,052
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 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);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
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
30
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Other (please specify): license
Security or privacy concerns NA
Fintech
You like your manager NA
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
6
3
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
200,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
NA motoko
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift
PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift
PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift
custom-embedded-db NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite
APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Terraform;Vite
APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Terraform;Vite
ICP, Orbit ICP, Orbit
Yes
Angular;Node.js;Svelte
Node.js
Node.js
Pure HTML5 Pure HTML5
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS
Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Custom in-house LLM Custom in-house LLM
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Predictive analytics
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
No. I have played with it out of curiosity, but I've had AI generated code that, on reading the code, was going to subtly delete the whole database. While I'm optimistic about the potential of AI, it would be highly irresponsible to let it write code for core systems without tight scoping and oversight.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Cybersecurity
Personalized agent creation
AI agents have increased my productivity.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
247,986
6
33,052
33,053
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
None of the above
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
3
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
108,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Rust
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL
Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL
Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Arch
MacOS;Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
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
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Committing and reviewing code
null
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Business process automation
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
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.;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
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
null
108,000
10
33,053
33,054
I code primarily as a hobby
65 years or older
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
40
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
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,054
33,055
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
25
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);Other (please specify):
40
DevOps engineer or professional
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Higher Education
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
12
4
Germany
EUR European Euro
55
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman
Ansible;APT;Pip;Podman
Ansible;APT;Pip;Podman
NA NA
Yes
Django;jQuery;WordPress
Django
Django
NA NA
Yes
Nano;PyCharm;Vim;VSCodium
Nano;PyCharm;VSCodium
Nano;PyCharm;VSCodium
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora
GitLab
GitLab
GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
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
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla...
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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...
understanding of the AI-generated output and the knowledge and power to distinguish good and bad code. Being able to recognize what the code is actual doing.
64
4
33,055
33,056
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., Univ...
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
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
5
Slovenia
EUR European Euro
65,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Kotlin;Lua;Rust;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Terraform
Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Terraform
Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Terraform
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Testing code
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor...
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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...
Making ure everything works as expected
75,410
7
33,056
33,057
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
11
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns powered by AI
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
125,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
SQLite
null
NA NA
Yes
Heroku
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Play! Framework NA
Yes
Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
Windows;Ubuntu
GitLab
GitLab
GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Job board
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
125,000
3
33,057
33,058
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Other (please specify):
Student
Attending school (full-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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
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
null
Personal Project
Other (please specify): should be fun
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
3
India
INR Indian rupee
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;C;C++;Elixir;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
C;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
Express;jQuery;Node.js;React
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
Express;Node.js;React
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Less than one year
A few times per week
Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users
null
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics
Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Vibe coding is like digging with aim to find oil reserve
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se...
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions
Cybersecurity ,networking , backend
null
null
33,058
33,059
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
20
Architect, software or solutions
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Insurance
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
4
Chile
CLP Chilean peso
56,250,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL
C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis
MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis
MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip
Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes
Docker;Kubernetes
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Azure Devops;Miro
Azure Devops;Miro
Azure Devops;Miro
Target Process NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in):
Project planning;Writing code
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
none at all, I prefer Human Stupidity for coding ;)
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
Software engineering
Language processing
null
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen...
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor...
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
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
thinking!! debugging
59,642
7
33,059
33,060
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
13
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Higher Education
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
Chile
CLP Chilean peso
44,000,000
Yes
Dart;Elixir;HTML/CSS
Lisp;Python;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MongoDB;Redis;SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform
Cargo;Cloudflare;Make;Podman
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React
null
null
NA Yew
Yes
Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA emacs
Google Gemini
c++23
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Arch
Arch
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
Not at all. I mainly interact in abstract ways with AI
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Base knowledge will still be relevant to cross check the output of "AI"
46,653
8
33,060
33,061
I am learning to code
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
8
Developer, full-stack
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
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Government
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
Azerbaijan
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
Java;Python
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Google Cloud;NuGet
Microsoft Azure;npm;Yarn
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;WordPress
FastAPI;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;WebStorm
null
NA NA
hostinger;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
null
Windows
MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
Airtable;Asana;Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello
Azure Devops;GitLab;Google Colab
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News
null
NA NA
Yes
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
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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.
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
null
null
null
33,061
33,062
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, 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
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
4
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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33,062
33,063
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
45
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
45
Architect, software or solutions
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
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
71,000
Yes
Ada
Ada
Ada
NA NA
Yes
SQLite
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Fedora
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Fedora
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
ada-lang.io ada-lang.io
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
A few times per month or weekly
Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users
Answer a question NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;...
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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...
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
architecture, design, OO, formal verification, applied mathematics
82,370
7
33,063
33,064
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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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33,064
33,065
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Not employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
15
Developer, embedded applications or devices
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
null
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
2
9
Finland
EUR European Euro
null
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
c++23
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
null
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;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 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly 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;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Search for answers
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
Could be, giving as input schematic and writing BIOS calls automatically for eg. timers.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
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 learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Engineering skills eg. mathematical analysis or refactoring physic formulas.
null
null
33,065
33,066
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
5
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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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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NA NA
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NA NA
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33,066
33,067
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
12
Developer, embedded applications or devices
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Healthcare
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
2
Finland
EUR European Euro
67,000
Yes
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
C#;C++
C#;C++
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Vite
Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Vite
Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Vite
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Arch
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops
Azure Devops;GitHub
Azure Devops
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
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
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices
Managing requirements and the platform, trying to understand what customers actually want, creating solutions and workflows for the users.
77,730
8
33,067
33,068
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
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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
19
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Ethical concerns 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
6
6
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;Scala;SQL
Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Scala;SQL
Elixir;HTML/CSS;Scala;SQL
NA Unison
Yes
Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Prometheus
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Prometheus
NA NA
Yes
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
MacOS
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
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
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
Part of it yes. There are many things where the stakes are low and manuel work can be reduced by partially letting the LLM do it. Especially for dumb boilerplate, dummy data, one-off scripts, etc. there's no reason to waste time when the LLM can do them well enough or at least give you a first draft you can easily ref...
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify):
There will be less focus on writing code (e.g. formatting, deduplication, reducing boilerplate, etc.) and more on reading and debugging. So navigating codebases, understanding complex relationships in projects. Also, developing strategies to decide when to trust the AI and to quickly tell when it is wrong.
null
7
33,068
33,069
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ...
1
Developer, embedded applications or devices
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Lack of AI or AI agents NA
Software Development
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
6,144,688,796
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
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;...
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,069
33,070
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
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;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College...
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)
6
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Media & Advertising Services
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
7
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
1,200,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Project planning
null
Testing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se...
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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
null
28,759
7
33,070
33,071
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
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
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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
33,071
33,072
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
None of the above
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Books / Physical media
2
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
2
Pakistan
PKR Pakistani rupee
null
Yes
Ada;C;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
SQL
null
Python NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Clickup
Clickup
Clickup
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Infrequently, less than once per year
I don't use Stack Overflow
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Yes it is
null
null
Data and analytics
Language processing
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,072
33,073
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Books / Physical media
30
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
7
Germany
EUR European Euro
100,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Elixir;Java;Kotlin;OCaml;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo;Gleam
Java;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
DuckDB;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;DuckDB;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse
DuckDB;H2;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
surealdb surealdb
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Prometheus;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Deno;React;Spring Boot
React;Spring Boot
Solidjs, dioxus, yew Solidjs, dioxus
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;RustRover;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;RustRover;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;RustRover;WebStorm
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama
null
null
Windows;Arch
Ubuntu;Red Hat
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring
null
Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no it is not a part
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
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.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
Redis;Neo4j;supabase;pgvector
null
Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph
null
Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
software architecture, modeling complex business logic and maintaining large code bases
116,015
8
33,073
33,074
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
6
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
School
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information 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
15
Serbia
RSD Serbian dinar
1,200,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
C;C++
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Webpack
Ansible
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio;Windsurf;Zed
null
null
NA NA
Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini
c++23
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
null
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
null
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics
Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
system design, problem solving
11,880
6
33,074
33,075
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,075
33,076
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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
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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job train...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Books / Ph...
8
Developer, AI apps or physical AI
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
No
School
Robust and complete API NA
null
Software Development
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
9
7
Slovakia
EUR European Euro
null
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Oracle
Amazon Redshift
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
I haven’t encountered any problems
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
IT operations;Data and analytics
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
GitHub MCP Server;supabase
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
null
33,076
33,077
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
null
null
1
Other (please specify):
null
null
null
null
Work
Costs are manageable NA
null
null
null
null
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Nigeria
USD United States dollar
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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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
Daily or almost daily
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles
null
Yes, definitely
null
No, but I plan to soon
Unfavorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,077
33,078
I am learning to code
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
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);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify):
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
null
Data or business analyst
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
School
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Nigeria
NGN Nigerian naira
52,000
Yes
null
null
null
All All of them
Yes
null
null
null
All of them All of them
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
All of them All of them
null
null
null
All of them
I will use all
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS
GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello
GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello
GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello
All of them All of them
Discord;Reddit;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn
All of them All of them
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
I don't use Stack Overflow
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
null
Yes, definitely
More than half the time
No, but I plan to soon
Very favorable
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
null
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
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...
Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
well Data analytics will be better, since we have back end deveops
34
null
33,078
33,079
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
11
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack...
18
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Fintech
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
12
null
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
2,651,221
Yes
Python;SQL
Python;SQL
Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip
Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip
Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask
FastAPI;Flask
FastAPI;Flask
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Pydantic;LangGraph
Pydantic;LangGraph
Pydantic;LangGraph
null
null
MacOS;Android;iOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams
Bitbucket Bitbucket
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 GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
LangGraph
null
Langfuse
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
debugging, architecture, component design, requirements gathering
63,540
7
33,079
33,080
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
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all ...
13
Data engineer
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
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
20
10
France
EUR European Euro
200,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net)
Go;Python;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Snowflake
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Vite;Webpack
Datadog
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Symfony
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio
Cursor
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers
Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
AI is a good way to init a prject from scratch, we gain like days of works then before. But we should been a good developper to well guide AI with good prompt, and ask AI to fix things that we already know by experience
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;IT operations
Multi-platform search enablement
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Architectures, security, data analysises
232,029
9
33,080
33,081
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
14
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Blogs or podcasts
19
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 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
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Other:
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
15
7
Mexico
MXN Mexican peso
900,000
Yes
JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Vite
null
null
deno NA
Yes
Deno;React
null
null
Slim (PHP) NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu
null
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Videos;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
Documenting code;Testing code
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Sometimes, most of the time IA produces wrong results, but "vibe coding" is a good practice when you want to boost something you're thinking in, like a prove of concept, or some good examples about a new thing you learned.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations
Language processing
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have ...
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
DeepSeek
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
The ability to write, review and fix code… as well as the ability to write pretty good prompts that could lead the AI to create/understand the business goals.
47,375
7
33,081
33,082
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
30
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
null
null
20
Architect, software or solutions
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
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NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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33,082
33,083
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
9
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)
11
Engineering manager
10,000 or more 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
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
You like your manager NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
160,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Snowflake
Dynamodb;Snowflake
Dynamodb;Snowflake
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic;Splunk
Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic;Splunk
Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic;Splunk
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Android;iPadOS
Windows;Android;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams
GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams
GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
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
Videos
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Search for answers
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase
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.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Soft skills
160,000
8
33,083
33,084
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
null
Employed
Attending school (full-time)
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
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null
null
NA NA
null
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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
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null
null
null
33,084
33,085
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
8
Developer, mobile
null
null
null
null
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
null
Romania
RON Romanian leu
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
Ada;Rust;SQL;Zig
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Ninja;Terraform
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React;Vue.js
Angular
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL);Arch
null
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
null
null
LogSeq NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
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
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos
Bookmark posts to look at later NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Writing code
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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...
programming and critical thinking
null
null
33,085
33,086
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
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
40
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
null
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)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Mexico
MXN Mexican peso
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Swift
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Vite;Webpack
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Node.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code;Xcode
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS
Windows;MacOS;iOS
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,086
33,087
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time)
19
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)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify):
30
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,087
33,088
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.)
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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
27
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
null
null
Other:
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
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
33,088
33,089
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
null
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
26
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 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
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Energy
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
12
4
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL
NA NA
Yes
DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Make;npm;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;npm;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;npm;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Django;jQuery
Django;jQuery;Axum
Django;jQuery
NA NA
Yes
Vim
Vim
Vim
NA NA
Polars
Polars
Polars
null
null
Ubuntu;Debian
Ubuntu;Debian
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models
NA NA
No
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles
Answer a question NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Search for answers
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Describing problems and giving a rough idea how to solve them and knowing where an agent / coding LLM took the wrong turn.
null
9
33,089
33,090
I am learning to code
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
null
Student
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
null
null
Transportation, or Supply Chain
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Slovakia
EUR European Euro
null
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
I don't use Stack Overflow
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Very favorable
Highly trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
null
null
null
33,090
33,091
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
28
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
28
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Manufacturing
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
22
15
United States of America
USD United States dollar
265,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net)
Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cassandra;Amazon Redshift
null
Large volumes of delimited data or JSON or XML that SHOULD have been in a database instead NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
VSphere, KVM, LXC, HyperV HyperV
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
wasm wasm
Yes
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
ReSharper, GitKraken ReSharper, GitKraken
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
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Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Wikis;YouTrack
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner
Sharepoint, Teams, NuGet, PSGallery NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Ars Technica, Experts Exchange, MS Learn NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
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NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in Improve existing answers or other editorial contributions
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
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AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
Absolutely not. And I will not hire anyone who does that. The productivity isn't high enough to be worth the headcount, and they end up COSTING additional time from others who have to be more careful when reviewing and scrutinizing their work.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Robotics;Cybersecurity
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
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AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
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Redis;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector
Microsoft Copilot and its integrations with numerous products from Microsoft and other vendtors
AutoGen (Microsoft);Semantic Kernel
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Grafana + Prometheus
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ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
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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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify):
Understanding the needs, desires, goals, and overall workflow and experience of the users of the software. Until an AI can sit down with my users and observe their day-to-day activities and offer a solution that saves them time without costing as much or more in developer time, AI will be unable to replace that highly ...
265,000
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33,091
33,092
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
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)
4
Developer, front-end
Less than 20 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
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
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33,092
33,093
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
I prefer not to say
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Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
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5
Other (please specify):
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Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
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NA NA
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33,093
33,094
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
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Employed
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33,094
33,095
I am learning to code
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Not employed
Attending school (full-time)
20
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp
1
Other (please specify):
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null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
0
2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python
Assembly;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python
NA mongo i think its called?,
Yes
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NA yeah i said on the previous one mongo but its here :thumb: its cus im new at this im sorry
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NA NA
Yes
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NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
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NA NA
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Windows
Windows
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
null
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NA NA
Yes
openAI Reasoning models
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NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Ask a question NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Predictive analytics
null
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
With the course i am currently taking. we have had 2 "AI Pair" projects where we full Vibe code. both times i spent the majority of the time fixing all the repetitions and overlapping code, except for JavaScript, i'm learning JavaScript and the AI seems very good at that and i cant validate it as i myself am still lea...
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
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It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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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
critical thinking and problem solving.
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33,095
33,096
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Attending school (part-time)
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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;Other (please specify):
12
Other (please specify):
null
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null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
School
Customizable and manageable codebase 0
Prohibitive pricing 0
Other:
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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United States of America
USD United States dollar
1,000
No
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NA NA
Yes
Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift
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Getaways referees dreads Regina Tim savings trying
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Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT
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NA NA
Yes
Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte
Next.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React
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NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed
Aider;Cursor;Neovim;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed
Zed
4 6
.NET 8 or higher;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;Delphi 12+ Athens;LangGraph;uv
c++23;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;Ultralytics;visionOS
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5
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch;ChromeOS
Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;GitLab;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian
Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Coda;GitLab;Miro;Notion
Asana;Azure Devops;Coda;GitLab
NA Common
Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hashnode;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums
123 234
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
23 3556
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Daily or almost daily
Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Other (write in):
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts 0
Neutral
Less than half of the time
No, but I plan to soon
Unfavorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code
Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in):
Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
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I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify):;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
7 years
1,000
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33,096
33,097
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
10
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
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33,097
33,098
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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
20
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
null
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
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33,098
33,099
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job...
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
12
Developer, front-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project 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
5
3
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
275,000
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Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Predictive analytics;Search for answers
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
No.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
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50,060
6
33,099
33,100
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
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
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
Data or business analyst
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Insurance
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
Yes
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
6
6
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
SAS NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip
anaconda anaconda
No
null
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null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
c++23
c++23;Polars;Large Language Model
c++23
null
null
Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Other (write in): Solve my current problem from previously answered questions
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat trust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Generating content or synthetic data
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No. I understand that it probably should be, but it doesn't interest me enough.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
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null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
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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;Other (please specify):
Identifying the truth. Like human-created data, artificially created data may not be true (either by mistake or by intentional malice).
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