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33,200 | 33,201 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
ethical, open-source, community-owned, democratically governed, pro-science, pro-merit (and thereby pro-DEI), anti-fascism | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 7 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | Dart;Python;Rust | Dart;Go;Prolog;Python;Rust;Zig | Dart;Python;Rust | NA
agda, problog | Yes | null | null | null | arangodb, surrealdb
arangodb, surrealdb | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;npm;Pip | Cargo;Docker | Cargo;Docker | NA
uv | Yes | Express | null | null | flutter
flutter | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;uv | Large Language Model;uv | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitLab;Notion | GitLab;Notion | GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Bluesky;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Developing maximally-reduced representations of causality in (i.e. 'understanding'/modelling) systems, until this becomes achievable with AI, which I think is the most important next goal that I have a hobbyist interest in contributing to! | null | null |
33,201 | 33,202 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above;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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2 |
33,202 | 33,203 | 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 | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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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 | 10 |
33,203 | 33,204 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python;Rust;Zig | Rust;Zig | Rust;Zig | squirrel
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Composer;Docker;MSBuild;Pip | Cargo | Cargo | nix
nix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;NixOS | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | 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... | actually writing code the tools would probably just eat themselves or if not then writing the more low level stuff. | null | null |
33,204 | 33,205 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 47 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;R;SQL | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);R;SQL | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Make | Make | Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | GRASP, Poedit, Glade
GRASP, Poedit, Glade. Alire | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | 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 | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | null | null | Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Innovation and quality design | null | null |
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 39,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | Elasticsearch;MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | FastAPI;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | 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 | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 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 | null | 39,000 | 7 |
33,206 | 33,207 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | 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 | 5 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Go;Rust;Zig | Rust;Zig | Rust;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;Arch;NixOS | MacOS;Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Fuck no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | null | 5 |
33,207 | 33,208 | 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 (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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;School (... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,208 | 33,209 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
AI | null | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Elixir;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Nix
Nix, Pulumi | Yes | Astro;Deno;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Svelte;Axum | Astro;Deno;React;Svelte;Axum | Astro;Deno;React;Svelte;Axum | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | Android;Fedora;NixOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | 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 | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Architecture | null | 7 |
33,209 | 33,210 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 6 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,210 | 33,211 | 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 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | null | Malaysia | MYR Malaysian ringgit | 72,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;npm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;WordPress | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Monday.com;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. In my office, all programmers should know the context and reasoning of their code. Failure to do so will increase the time of debugging. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Code fundamental and understanding. Developer should not let people use their system without knowing what's happening inside the system. Vibe coding is one of the example. | 16,965 | 8 |
33,211 | 33,212 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Data engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | BigQuery;MongoDB;Redis | BigQuery;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Terraform;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Terraform;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Node.js;React;Svelte | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | GitLab;Google Workspace | GitLab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Github Copilot
Github Copilot | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No. I use a lot of AI but I always know technically what I want and I check the result against my own technical knowledge | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Most of them. | 50,000 | 8 |
33,212 | 33,213 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,213 | 33,214 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | DuckDB;MongoDB;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Yarn | Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;React | Blazor;Django | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging or troubleshooting, reading and understanding code. | 130,000 | 7 |
33,214 | 33,215 | 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 | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
meaningful benefits | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | 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 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Monday.com;Trello | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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 | Documenting code | null | Other (write in): | not currently. I don't do the low level coding anymore | 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 | null | 9 |
33,215 | 33,216 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,216 | 33,217 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | null | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 70,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | Daily or almost daily | null | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 95,299 | null |
33,217 | 33,218 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,218 | 33,219 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
Documentation | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,219 | 33,220 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | 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 learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Data scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Guatemala | GTQ Guatemalan quetzal | 96,000 | Yes | Fortran;GDScript;Python | Assembly;C;C++;Go;Lua;Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pip | Make;Pip | Make;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Project planning | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I wouldn't say is part of my professional development work. When I ask AI to generate code based on a prompt, it's just to have an idea on how to do things. I read the code line by line (95% of the times, sometimes deadlines are tight) and then I normally integrate the results to my code the way I like it the most, wit... | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | '- Critical thinking.
- Being able to solve very specific problems AND to search for information in parallel (models always fail when their train data is not up to date, and it seems that their "search in the web" function does not apply to most recent documentation online).
- Debugging code. For some reason, AI tends ... | 12,492 | 6 |
33,220 | 33,221 | 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) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,221 | 33,222 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | Prefer not to say | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,222 | 33,223 | 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) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp | 2 | Database administrator or engineer | 20 to 99 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,223 | 33,224 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,224 | 33,225 | 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 | 39 | 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 | 44 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Definitely not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;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 fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Experience in coding. Ability to understand the real needing of the customers. | 58,007 | 8 |
33,225 | 33,226 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Multiple times per day | I don't use 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
33,226 | 33,227 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,227 | 33,228 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Nope | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
33,228 | 33,229 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,250,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 14,530 | 7 |
33,229 | 33,230 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
fucking capitalist pigs of course | null | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Peru | PEN Peruvian sol | 0 | Yes | TypeScript | Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare | Cloudflare | Cloudflare | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | null | null | NA
tanstack-start | Yes | Aider | Aider | Aider | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Arch | Arch | null | null | null | NA
NA | Hacker News | Hacker News | Hacker News | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | null | Not sure | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | sure, it helps to get from 0-20 really fast, it has allowed me to get to a working state on projects which before would've never seen the day of light | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Language processing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | i dont' know , some form of managerial related tasks perhaps, the ability to epxlain what you want in a concise manner, but even thn there are already techinquees for prompting the llm to craft a prompt tht you evaluate and adjust it to accurately describe what you want. I guess then it might some form of prompt engine... | null | 10 |
33,230 | 33,231 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Data scientist | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,231 | 33,232 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 43 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Cockroachdb | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Drupal | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | Business acumen; troubleshooting; common sense | 250,000 | null |
33,232 | 33,233 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python | null | JavaScript, PHP
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Ubuntu;iOS | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Trello | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | Asana;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Job board | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | 9 |
33,233 | 33,234 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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 | 1 | Product manager | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,234 | 33,235 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,235 | 33,236 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | In-person | No | null | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 7 | 4 | Thailand | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 100,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Testing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2,397 | 9 |
33,236 | 33,237 | I am learning to code | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Good documentation reference to code | Other (please specify):
Not communitiy support to learn programming. | Healthcare | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | Rust | C++;Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitLab;Miro | GitLab;Miro | GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Robotics | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | 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.;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 | null | Gene.AI | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Data cleansing, Data analysis and Data Visualization | null | null |
33,237 | 33,238 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | School | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;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 | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | null |
33,238 | 33,239 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 400,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4,650 | null |
33,239 | 33,240 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,240 | 33,241 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., Uni... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp | null | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | School | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,241 | 33,242 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | 28 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,242 | 33,243 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 24 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 50,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
Raven | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | Worktile, PingCode
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | juejin, csdn, cnblogs
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecting, Algorithm skills, Problem solving, Comparing pros and cons of different solutions,
Writing elegant code | 6,964 | 7 |
33,243 | 33,244 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 2 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | null | null | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
33,244 | 33,245 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | Yemen | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
33,245 | 33,246 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,246 | 33,247 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
33,247 | 33,248 | 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 | 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 | 10 | Developer, game or graphics | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Documentation | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Other (write in): | Answer a question
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 | Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I don't think AI replaces anything. It's just a tool that can help. | 165,000 | 7 |
33,248 | 33,249 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,249 | 33,250 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Scho... | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Use of AI | Higher Education | null | No | 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;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Poetry | Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Nano;Sublime Text;Zed | Nano;Sublime Text;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Logseq, GiTea
Logseq, GiTea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Mastodon, Revolt
Mastodon, Revolt | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | 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 | Other (write in): | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Critical thinking, unplugging computers running AI | null | null |
33,250 | 33,251 | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 8 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 18,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;R;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;New Relic;Pacman;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Astro | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini | uv | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Obsidian | null | null | Basecamp
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Twitter
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;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 weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Somewhat, there are certain tasks where the rapid iteration speeds beats the technical debt you're adding, but it's still a gamble. There have been times when I thought that just vibe coding something could be a huge time saver, and I end up with wasted time and 20 prompts that don't generate what I want. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Responsibility and taste. Even if AI gets perfect at coding (or, more likely, frameworks become sturdy enough to cover up their shoddy code) there has to be *someone* responsible for their work on the chain of command. Employers want someone who's willing to be responsible for code, which needs coders who can understan... | 19,085 | 6 |
33,251 | 33,252 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Prolog;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;Prolog;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Prolog;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Make;npm | Cargo;Docker;Make;npm | NA
NA | null | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | None. | null | null |
33,252 | 33,253 | 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.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,253 | 33,254 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Egypt | USD United States dollar | 2,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | 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 | Google Gemini;Ultralytics | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | NO | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | Claude | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | debugging skills | 2,000 | 3 |
33,254 | 33,255 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,255 | 33,256 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 215,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;Dart;Go;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Go;SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Blazor | null | VanJS
VanJS | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Debian | Debian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Ziggit
Ziggit | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;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 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 215,000 | 7 |
33,256 | 33,257 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | 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 | 10 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 8 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | MATLAB;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | I am about to try it so not sure yet | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | null |
33,257 | 33,258 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 39 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Known as a good tool for the particular task | Prohibitive pricing
Difficulty in getting it to work | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Swift | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | BBEdit
BBEdit | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | null | null | null | 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 | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | Other (write in): | 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... | 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 | '- Fundamental understanding of computer science principles
- Understanding interactions of multiples processes
- Understanding interactions between hardware and software | null | null |
33,258 | 33,259 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | 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, AI apps or physical AI | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Thailand | THB Thai baht | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | APT | null | null | yes
yes | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | yes
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33,259 | 33,260 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp | 5 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,260 | 33,261 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,261 | 33,262 | 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 | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Data or business analyst | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Functionality | Other (please specify):
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33,262 | 33,263 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,263 | 33,264 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,264 | 33,265 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 15 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,265 | 33,266 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java | Assembly;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;SQL | null | Embedded C
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | AngularJS;Django;Node.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Notion | GitHub | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem Solving, Critical thinking | null | null |
33,266 | 33,267 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Ada | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | 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 | null | null | 8 |
33,267 | 33,268 | 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);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 | 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 | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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33,268 | 33,269 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | null | null | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
33,269 | 33,270 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,270 | 33,271 | 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.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Blogs or podcasts | 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) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | null | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Zed | null | null | 120,000 | 9 |
33,271 | 33,272 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 14 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 17 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 390,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | 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 | 114,715 | null |
33,272 | 33,273 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | 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 | 8 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 135,000 | Yes | Dart | Dart;Go;Kotlin;Python;Rust | Dart | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Discord;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Discord;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, when we are doing POC. For quick POC, we vibe code now. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Unsure actually. Difficult question to answer | 1,105 | 10 |
33,273 | 33,274 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 38 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 50 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Delphi;Go;Groovy;Java;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Groovy;Java;Python;Rust | Smalltalk
Smalltalk | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Helm, Tanzu
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
Quarkus | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Asciidoc
Asciidoc | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. I think coding is a human activity. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creative problem solving, thinking outside of the box | null | 7 |
33,274 | 33,275 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,275 | 33,276 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 230,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;OCaml;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 230,000 | 7 |
33,276 | 33,277 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 12 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 398,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Erlang;F#;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;Erlang;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;C;C++;Erlang;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Redis | Cassandra;Datomic;Redis;Supabase | Cassandra;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Node.js;React;Axum | Deno;Express;Node.js;Axum | Deno;Express;Node.js;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;LangGraph | null | null | Ubuntu;Fedora | Ubuntu;Fedora | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, I wish, but AI just isn't there yet. I hope we'll get there someday tho | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 398,000 | 10 |
33,277 | 33,278 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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 | 3 | Data or business analyst | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | null | null | Fintech | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 8 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 50,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | null | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Documenting code | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | 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 | 1,198 | null |
33,278 | 33,279 | 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 | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,279 | 33,280 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
NO FUCKING AI | Other (please specify):
FUCK OFF IF IT HAS AI IN IT | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust;SQL | C#;Rust;Zig | Rust | SurrealQL, Typst
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
SurrealDB | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Pop!_OS | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
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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 | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | fuck no, anyone who does is an idiot | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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... | literally all of them you fucking goat-sucking morons
AI tools are still completely useless, and the people who think they are good are the ones that don't actually have any significant skills of their own. | null | 7 |
33,280 | 33,281 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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33,281 | 33,282 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 40 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 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
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33,282 | 33,283 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 20 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 250,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | FirebirdSQL
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Delphi
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 4programmers.net
4programmers.net | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Not sure | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | null | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | ChromaDB | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 68,225 | 6 |
33,283 | 33,284 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
33,284 | 33,285 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | USD United States dollar | 8,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | APT;Chocolatey;npm;pnpm;Vite | APT;Chocolatey;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | 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;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really. but when I'm unfamiliar with a whole thing, i may do so. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I 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): | Managing and developing mega-scale codebases and systems. + guiding AI to develop + deploying software good. | 8,000 | 9 |
33,285 | 33,286 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 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);Coding Bootcamp | 18 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,286 | 33,287 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,200,000 | Yes | Go;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;Axum | Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, but not fully. I still prefer manually reviewing the code. Sometimes the LLM based code can be more complex than the actual solution. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | 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 | Sentry;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communicating with AI and using and creating AI agents | 13,949 | 10 |
33,287 | 33,288 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 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) | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 8 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 6,000,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | HTML KEYFRAME BOOTSTRAP5
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows;MacOS;Android;Debian | Google Colab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | null | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Other (write in): | por su puesto que si, en esta disrupcion digital me he puesto como meta conseguir nuevos desafios y me he sorprendido conmigo missmo recuperando mis capacidades de html y con ia he conseguido reducir mis tiempos y aprender y sobre pasar lenguajes sin mayor complejidad . solo hay que tener tiempo, dejar a la familia de ... | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Marketing | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | 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 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.;Write in the mo... | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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.;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 | HTML | Vertex AI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | HTML BASE C++
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33,288 | 33,289 | 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 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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33,289 | 33,290 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 26 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
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33,291 | 33,292 | 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);Attending school (part-time) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 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 |
33,292 | 33,293 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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 | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
Documentation | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Nepal | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;Dart;MATLAB | C++;Go;Python;Rust | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | Neovim | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding the codebase in a holistic way and good debugging skills. | null | null |
33,293 | 33,294 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 15 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Groovy;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;Prolog;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;Oracle;Redis;Snowflake;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;New Relic;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI a... | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and critical thinking and emotion driven decision | null | null |
33,294 | 33,295 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify): | 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 |
33,295 | 33,296 | 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 | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Algeria | DZD Algerian dinar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows | Fedora | Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | 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 absolutely not | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | Redis;Neo4j | null | Ollama | null | Sentry;Wiz | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Perplexity;Blackbox AI | 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 | CI/CD | null | 7 |
33,296 | 33,297 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 320,785,104 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn | Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no really | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Personalized agent creation | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;Zep | null | Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft);Llama Index;Ollama | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;v0.dev;Perplexity;Cody | 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 | Analyze and split task into small parts. | 78,491 | 8 |
33,297 | 33,298 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | 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 |
33,298 | 33,299 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 65,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | RAG;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | 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 | 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 weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I tried doing it but the code was getting hard to maintain in larger or even medium-sized codebase. Now I only delegate repetitive tasks to AI, but I still analyze every line before integrating it fully. | 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. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | I think the most important skill for a developer will be to propose solutions outside of what the client asked for. Another one is deciding on the minimal project architecture that does fulfill the requirements and is easy to work with for the current team and not what is the optimal solution in a vacuum. | 17,738 | null |
33,299 | 33,300 | 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 | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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