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35,200 | 35,201 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 23 | 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 | 35 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | Connected to an open-source project
Contains no AI or AI integrations | Prohibitive pricing
Contains AI or AI agents | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Perl | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl | NA
Raku, Forth | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Microsoft Azure | Ansible;APT | Ansible;APT | yum, dnf
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Git
Git | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | null | null | Mastodon, Mattermost
Mastodon, Mattermost, Matrix, IRC | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | 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 | Other (write in): | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;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.;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 | Anything that requires a minimal level of quality, reliability or creativity. | null | null |
35,201 | 35,202 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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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35,202 | 35,203 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);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 ... | 17 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 126,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Poor usability
Bugs | Manufacturing | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 20 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C;C++;Python | C;C++;Python;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C++;Python | NA
Haskell | Yes | null | null | null | Local YAML files representing structured data, built by myself.
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Visual Studio Code
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams | Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams | Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams | 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 | No | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Competence, experience, common sense. | 58,007 | 7 |
35,204 | 35,205 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podc... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | 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 | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 280,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Poetry | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Poetry | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | React;Vue.js | React;Vue.js | React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Replit | 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 | System design, repairing complex organizational issues, managing AI coordination | 280,000 | 1 |
35,205 | 35,206 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | Malawi | MWK Malawian kwacha | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;C;MicroPython;Python | Python | NA
Verilog | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | No, but I 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Hardware side, like embedded systems | null | null |
35,206 | 35,207 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Developer, QA or test | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Greece | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | 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 | null | null | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | fuck if i know | null | null |
35,207 | 35,208 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | 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 | 9 | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 20,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;C++ | null | Liquid
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | GraphQL
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian;ChromeOS | null | GitHub | null | null | name.com, shopify
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, I believe vibe coding has ways to come still. I believe that it may be used in the future but 2025 I don't think it has much use. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Guiding the AI - New job people designed to get the best answer, Server Management - Manages the servers and prevents downtime , Programming - I think/hope this field will still be around in 3-5 years | 20,000 | 7 |
35,208 | 35,209 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 43 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 53 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Prolog;Python;Scala;TypeScript | Prolog;Python;Rust;Scala | Prolog;Python;Scala | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Neo4J;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;DuckDB;Neo4J;Oracle;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Neo4J;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js | FastAPI;Node.js | FastAPI;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic | Polars;Pydantic | Polars;Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Call security and have these people walked out the back door, we'll mail them their stuff. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Other Industry purpose (write in): | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have impr... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | LanceDB;Neo4j;Qdrant | Hypermode, BAML | Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | null | Seeing through a misleading sequence of bullshit questions. | 250,000 | 10 |
35,209 | 35,210 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | 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 | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew | APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony | Drupal;Laravel;Symfony | Drupal;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;PhpStorm;VSCodium | Nano;PhpStorm | Nano;PhpStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Redmine | Clickup;GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Ability to infer from wider operational context. | 60,328 | 4 |
35,210 | 35,211 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
35,211 | 35,212 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 9 | AI/ML engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;Java;Python;SQL | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Snowflake;Supabase | Snowflake;Supabase | Snowflake;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Astro;Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | knowing how to code | null | 10 |
35,212 | 35,213 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 48 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Elixir;HTML/CSS | Elixir | Elixir | Vue
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 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 | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | I have never heard of, and didn't click on, the definition of this. I have never worked with LLM, and very much hope to avoid it in the future. We need to resolve Natural Stupidity before we try to create Artificial Intelligence, since the latter will always be affected by the former. | 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.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Everything we do today. You can't trust AI. It's artificial, and not ever going to be intelligent enough. | null | 8 |
35,213 | 35,214 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Engineering manager | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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35,214 | 35,215 | 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 new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | JavaScript;Python | JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;React | Django;FastAPI;React | Django;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | null | GitHub;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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. | 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.;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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | 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 | null | null | null |
35,215 | 35,216 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | 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 | 11 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
Work with technologies / programming languages I enjoy working with | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 46,150 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;C;Rust | Assembly;C;Rust | Nix
Nix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Ninja | Cargo;Ninja | Nix
Nix | Yes | Astro;Deno;Django;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Deno;Svelte | Deno;Svelte | NA
Dioxus | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Asana;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Gerrit
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Not at all | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Higher level abstract planning | 62,829 | 6 |
35,216 | 35,217 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Vue.js | jQuery;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js | jQuery;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Security awareness, because AI doesn't necessarily see it.
Computer architecture, because I don't see how AI will manage maintainability of large software projects without breaking everything.
Making sure all code does what it is supposed to do, because there is a lot of information about requirements in software proje... | 81,210 | 7 |
35,217 | 35,218 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 10,000 | Yes | Java;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Prolog;Python | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Debian;ChromeOS | Debian | GitLab;Miro | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | i dont code that much so yeah a bit but not a lot | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | critically thinking | 11,601 | null |
35,218 | 35,219 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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35,219 | 35,220 | 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 | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 38 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
PROPER DOCUMENTATION! | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip;Yarn | Ansible;Make | Make | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | ClassicPress
ClassicPress | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano | Geany
Geany | hostinger;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Twitch | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | 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;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 | 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;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 help troubleshooting | ALL skills, because GenAI is not able to "create" without any kind of training data, which HAS to be provided by actual people, else the garbage output will increase until its unfeasable. | 34,804 | 8 |
35,220 | 35,221 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exch... | 9 | Data scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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35,221 | 35,222 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 14 | Developer, back-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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 1,000,000 | null | Java;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;npm;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Clickup;GitHub;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 33,886 | 8 |
35,222 | 35,223 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 55 | 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;Other (please specify): | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 63 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Commitment to LONG-TERM support | Other (please specify):
Reputation for aggressive & early DEPRECATION | null | null | null | null | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Odin
Odin | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL;Cockroachdb | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Make | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | Ruby on Rails;WordPress | WordPress | Mediawiki
Mediawiki | null | Eclipse;Xcode | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Xcode | Eclipse;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | GitHub | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Quora
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No, and I HATE that term. It conveys at best NO information, and at worst the WRONG impression. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | 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 compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | The capacity to grant other individuals trust, respect and compassion in spite of their inferiority (humans) or superiority (AIs). | 54,719 | null |
35,223 | 35,224 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | I prefer not to say | null | 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Android Studio;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | c++23;RAG | RAG | RAG | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | null | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, ai is useful for learning, searching, and writing boilerplate code. full vibe coding does not seem to be productive | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | understanding systems (networking, how computers work, etc) | null | null |
35,224 | 35,225 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 45 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 147,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | MySQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Microsoft Azure;Vercel | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Rider;WebStorm | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes. I use it on a regular basis. It lets you think about the situation rather than the code to accomplish it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The ability to architect applications. Code is just a small part of the picture. You have to know how to paint the picture. AI coding is the color pallet for the picture. | 147,000 | 10 |
35,225 | 35,226 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | null | null | null | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C# | C# | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Squarespace
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No. I use it for inspiration or specific problems sometimes, but rarely to generate code from scratch. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | 3 |
35,226 | 35,227 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 9 | 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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35,227 | 35,228 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Please discard these answers | Prohibitive pricing
Please discard these answers | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Make;Pip | Cargo;Make;Pip | Cargo;Make;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;LangGraph | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | Fedora | MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. I do not foresee any reasonable human both being a vibe coder and taking authorial responsibilities like providing a warranty for their product | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Professional developers are not only **coders**, they are effectively system designers as well. Even if AI can automate coding, it will not necessarily automate system design parts. So: Keeping good software engineering practices. | 35,000 | null |
35,228 | 35,229 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 17 | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 24 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Other (please specify):
No license/open source | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 4 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 720,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfo... | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | to make pragmatic comprises between different solutions and what the company needs. | 111,975 | 4 |
35,229 | 35,230 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | 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 | 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 | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Bahrain | BHD Bahraini dinar | 50,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 132,572 | null |
35,230 | 35,231 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 8 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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35,231 | 35,232 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 36 | 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 | 44 | Support engineer or analyst | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 34,000 | Yes | PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C++;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Qt C++
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Never done it this way | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Still have to define the requirements | 46,288 | null |
35,232 | 35,233 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 78,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React;Vue.js | React;Vue.js | React;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Reddit;LinkedIn | Reddit;LinkedIn | Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 a... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, understanding clients requirements | 90,491 | 6 |
35,233 | 35,234 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
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 | 3 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 15,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | Milvus
Milvus | Yes | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;React | Angular;FastAPI;Next.js;React | Angular;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Arch | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No not at all. AI can be a useful tool but also dumb as shit sometimes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 17,402 | 10 |
35,234 | 35,235 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or... | 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) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
maintanance status | Other (please specify):
having ai or ai agents | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew | Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | 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 monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, 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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | All skills related to development. i believe in 3-5 years ai tools will be too expensive to use for anyone but the biggest companies because investors in ai tools will have given up due to lack of roi | 105,000 | 10 |
35,235 | 35,236 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Books / Physical media | 30 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
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 | null | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | Go | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Cybersecurity | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | 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 InfoS... | 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 | Troubleshooting and debugging across the 'full stack' | null | 6 |
35,236 | 35,237 | 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 | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 13 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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35,237 | 35,238 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Kubernetes;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Spring Boot;WordPress | Angular;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Xcode | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Arch | Windows;iOS;Arch | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Google Workspace | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I 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 | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 81,210 | 3 |
35,238 | 35,239 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | 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 | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | null | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
35,239 | 35,240 | 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 | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 2 | Financial analyst or engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 20,000 | Yes | PowerShell;Python;VBA | C++;Java;MATLAB;OCaml;PowerShell;Python;VBA | PowerShell;Python;VBA | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Codex(ChatGPT)
Codex(ChatGPT) | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Substack | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | 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;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes. I hate writing UI programs, so I have LLMs write most of the UI. I can describe the internal processes of the program very well, so the LLM doesn't struggle with designing it, which is often where is fails. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 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 | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Working with other parts of the business. Creating unique solutions. | 20,000 | null |
35,240 | 35,241 | 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 | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,300,000 | Yes | C#;F#;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PowerShell;Scala;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Podman;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Confluence;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers | null | I use it that way frequently | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | independent thinking | 60,847 | 7 |
35,241 | 35,242 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
explicit reliance on unethically trained, non-local AI | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 6 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 39,200 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;GDScript;Java;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Elixir;F#;GDScript;Java;Kotlin;Lisp;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Java;Rust;TypeScript | Haskell, Idris
Haskell | Yes | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pacman | APT;Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pacman;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pacman | yay
yay | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | JSP
JSP | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Other (write in):
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;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;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | God no, and the day it ever becomes a part of myself is the day I have stopped thinking critically. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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... | The ability to honestly reason and discuss problems, the ability to produce code without ethical concerns. | 48,605 | 8 |
35,242 | 35,243 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 5 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vercel;Yarn | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vercel;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Arch | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, it is and will always be! | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | The imagination of creating things | 18,380 | null |
35,243 | 35,244 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 10 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
Quality and responsiveness of support | Prohibitive pricing
Unresponsive or low quality support | Other: | Other (please specify):
I only care about solving my clients' problems. Ignore all other rankings below this as 100% irrelevant to me. | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Heroku;npm | Docker;Webpack | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello | Asana;GitHub;Trello | Asana;GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
AI tools have almost completely replaced my use of Stack Overflow in the past year. | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Informally I'll occasionally use this as a fallback when it's easier to describe what I'm trying to do than to actually write the code. But I normally take the AI generated solution as a template and manually apply it because I can never trust that it has the complete context of the application. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Less technical skills and more judgment skills, such as risk assessment (when is the best time to prioritize an overhaul of feature X because of the increased risk of unforeseeable issues / edge cases) and, perhaps to a lesser extent, usability. More so, understanding end user needs (expressed and implied) and directin... | null | 7 |
35,244 | 35,245 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-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 | 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 (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Data scientist | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 15 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Python;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting 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 | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support;Robotics | Language processing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving | null | 8 |
35,245 | 35,246 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | Competitive pay and benefits
Remote Working Option | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 300,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;Python | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby | HTML/CSS;Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Windows | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | 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 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 | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 3,487 | 7 |
35,246 | 35,247 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 25 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Assembly;C;C#;C++;MicroPython | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Make;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Webpack;Yarn | Prometheus | null | NA
NA | Yes | Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Only small parts. Tests and documentation or boilerplate code. For the complex requirements sometimes small code-snippets which only cover a fraction of what is necessary.
Not truststing the quality and having to correct most of the time parts of the code or improve it makes it difficult to estimate any time difference... | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have ... | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot | null | Other (please specify): | Ability to understand most parts of what AI produces
Ability to actually train, adapt, modify the AI (otherwise we have skynet anyway)
Ability to actually approve the solutions provided when they are checked by a person capable of checking - not a second AI
Train new develeopers to actually understand what the AI is sp... | null | 5 |
35,247 | 35,248 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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35,248 | 35,249 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | Support engineer or analyst | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 11 | Cyprus | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Cassandra;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | React;Symfony | Django;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony | React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;YouTrack | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello;YouTrack | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | You just have to become better at what you do. Junior positions will require more skills than they are now | 83,531 | null |
35,249 | 35,250 | 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 | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Homebrew;Make;Splunk | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | YouTube | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Wiz | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Full stack domain knowledge will still be important, but management of an assistant(s) will be essential, where the assistant is an AI agent. | 250,000 | 8 |
35,250 | 35,251 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 16 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 11 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Odin
Odin | Yes | Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Pip | Pip | Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Ability to read and write code irrespective of any AI tool. | 29,060 | null |
35,251 | 35,252 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | 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) | 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) | 38 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | ZODB
ZODB | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | Node.js;WordPress | Node.js;WordPress | Plone
Plone | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Polars;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication | null | 7 |
35,252 | 35,253 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 27 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
Lit | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | UX | 250,000 | 6 |
35,253 | 35,254 | 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 | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Other (please specify):
Long term support | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Romania | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Odoo;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | 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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Describing a problem | 58,007 | 8 |
35,254 | 35,255 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C#;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Python;TypeScript | C#;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | MartenDB
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform | Metro
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;RAG | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;RAG | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Qdrant | null | Llama Index;LangChain | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture and big-picture systems design thinking | 120,000 | 8 |
35,255 | 35,256 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 58,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;LinkedIn | Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI Reasoning models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Robotics | Language processing | 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. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | New Relic | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | active listening. | 49,904 | 10 |
35,256 | 35,257 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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 ... | 17 | AI/ML engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C#;C++;Java;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;Prolog;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;Swift;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | NA
NA | null | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Neo4J;Redis;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Splunk | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | 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 | jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Eclipse;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Eclipse;PyCharm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | 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 | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Robotics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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... | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Milvus;Pinecone | null | Llama Index;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | null | Honeycomb | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | ability to adopt AI to real world problem with high accuracy | null | 7 |
35,257 | 35,258 | 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.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 115,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Supabase | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | Deno;Flask;Node.js;React;Svelte | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, vibe coding is a fad. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving and critical thinking. AI really struggles with big-picture concepts for an entire codebase. It can be helpful for individual components, but cross-repository workflows are too much. | 115,000 | 7 |
35,258 | 35,259 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 1 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 200 | Yes | Python;R | Python;R | Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving skills, regardless of the programming language | 36 | 4 |
35,259 | 35,260 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 29 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;React | Flask;jQuery;React | Flask;jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | YouTube;Medium | YouTube;Medium | YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more 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 | 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. | null | null | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | communication
gathering requirements
clearly documenting use cases | null | 7 |
35,260 | 35,261 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 8 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Rust;SQL | COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Pip | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Podman | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I find it messy and unscalable | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboratio... | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | ChromaDB | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 69,609 | 9 |
35,261 | 35,262 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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35,262 | 35,263 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;Go;Kotlin;PHP;Rust;Swift;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Redis;SQLite | null | NA
NA | null | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Gradle;Heroku;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Gradle;Heroku;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Zed | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Zed | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Other Industry purpose (write in): | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev;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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | null | null |
35,263 | 35,264 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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35,264 | 35,265 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 7 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 135,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 24,575 | 7 |
35,265 | 35,266 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;St... | 30 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;COBOL;F#;Fortran;Go;Groovy;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;Perl;Prolog;R;Rust;Scala | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft Access;MySQL;Oracle | Databricks SQL;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | null | Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Glacier
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Glacier | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform | APT;Digital Ocean;Gradle;Heroku;Splunk | null | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Cloud Applications
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Cloud Applications | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET;Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Apple Support Community Forum
Apple Support Community Forum | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);op... | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | IBM Granite
IBM Granite | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, "vibe coding" is part of my professional development work. Nearly every day, I receive email messages discussing offers of AI-enhanced goods and services for my job roles. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | 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 | IBM watsonx.ai;Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer | 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... | For humans, we are rational most of the time, and logical operands are in computing. So, XNOR can be abused by AI tools if they interpret human prompts as "false" F, which outputs F if FT is the input sequence. FF is T which can be bad. TT is good but can be bad if the T is bad. | null | null |
35,266 | 35,267 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 15 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;PhpStorm;PyCharm | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Bluesky | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, soft skills | 104,413 | 9 |
35,267 | 35,268 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Node.js;Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | GitLab;Miro | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | 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 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... | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Frontend | 81,210 | 7 |
35,268 | 35,269 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark | null | null | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Delphi | Delphi | Delphi | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 5 |
35,269 | 35,270 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 50 | 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 | 52 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 15,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | Assembly | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | UI design, Help authoring, Development pathway System integration, Refactoring, Drinking coffee! | 20,421 | null |
35,270 | 35,271 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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);Games or coding challenges | 41 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Python;SQL | GDScript;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL;Zig | GDScript;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;WordPress | Django;jQuery | Django;jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Hell no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I don't believe AI tools have any real understanding, they are useful for some tasks. But developers will always been needed to truly understand a problem and find the best solutions. | null | 7 |
35,271 | 35,272 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 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) | 1 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells) | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | Databricks SQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Heroku | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | Django;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | Windows;Android;ChromeOS | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Wikis | Azure Devops;Jira | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;Discord | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | A software development approach where LLMs generate code based on NLP, essentially letting AI handle the coding while the developer provides high-level direction | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | ChromaDB;Weaviate;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;Semantic Kernel;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Honeycomb;LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to learn best practices | AI, ML, LLMS, NLP, GENAI | null | 7 |
35,272 | 35,273 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 22 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 390,000 | Yes | C;C++;MicroPython;Python | C;C++;Go;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust;Zig;Mojo | C;C++;MicroPython;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Doxygen;Markdown File;Miro | Doxygen;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Doxygen;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | 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 | 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 114,715 | 6 |
35,273 | 35,274 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 41 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Lack of AI | Other (please specify):
Has AI | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 11 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | 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... | Being able to debug code. Being able to integrate new features into existing code. UI changes. Writing code that's unique to the current job. | 145,000 | 10 |
35,274 | 35,275 | 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.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Go;Python;SQL | Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Redis;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Splunk | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | gin
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 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 | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing 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;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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | null | 180,000 | 6 |
35,275 | 35,276 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | Books / Physical media | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
35,276 | 35,277 | 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.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 16 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 7 | 3 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 860,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra | Cassandra | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Yarn | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;WordPress | FastAPI | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | Windows;Android;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I have only used it once, but I was nice | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Learn new programming languages.
Understand algorithms.
Understand what the AI is generating and why. | 45,270 | 10 |
35,277 | 35,278 | 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) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,250,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Webpack | Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | jQuery;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | jQuery;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Bootstrap
Bootstrap | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Netbeans IDE
Netbeans IDE | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | openAI Image generating models | openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | AI is a tool, like many other technologies that will emerge. Depending on the field, you need to be able to apply these technologies correctly. | 29,958 | 7 |
35,278 | 35,279 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;School (i.e., University, Co... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 5,212 | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Kotlin;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Make;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Svelte | null | AdonisJS
Preact | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | null | null | CLion
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Wikis | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No it is not. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 6,047 | null |
35,279 | 35,280 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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35,280 | 35,281 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
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35,281 | 35,282 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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35,282 | 35,283 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 12 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Airtable;GitHub;Trello | Notion | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 | 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 | 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 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 | 40,605 | 7 |
35,283 | 35,284 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 19 | Developer, game or graphics | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 6 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 534,000 | Yes | C# | C#;Zig | C# | NA
jai | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitLab;Notion | GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Kaggle;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Job board | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | understanding and debugging, adjusting, refining, refactoring code. | 83,048 | 8 |
35,284 | 35,285 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 39 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 133,000 | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No Vibe Coding is for junior programmers who do not have a strong skill set. I find code written this way is inferior. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec ... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical Thinking, Communication, Documentation processing, and learning | 97,035 | 8 |
35,285 | 35,286 | 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) | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 700,000 | Yes | Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Make;npm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;npm;Terraform;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Laravel;Node.js;React | Express;Laravel;Node.js;React | Remix
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;LinkedIn | Discord;LinkedIn | Discord;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Writing code | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 5,727 | 9 |
35,286 | 35,287 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 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;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;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 | Student | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Zig | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian;iPadOS | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Todoist
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Hell no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Reasoning and specialized knowledge possibly interdisciplinary | null | null |
35,287 | 35,288 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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35,288 | 35,289 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 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) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 8 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;Dart;Delphi;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Cassandra | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;Supabase;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Django;Express;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | 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;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Project planning | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no. Only at early stages of projects vibe coding works well for me. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | null | null | null | null | GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Bolt.new | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | large systems architect/maintain | null | 10 |
35,289 | 35,290 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;R | C++;JavaScript | C++;JavaScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;npm;NuGet;Pacman | npm;NuGet | npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js;WordPress | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not yet. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Knowledge of algorithms. Understanding problems. | null | null |
35,290 | 35,291 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 9 | 8 | France | EUR European Euro | 61,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 70,769 | 6 |
35,291 | 35,292 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 25 | Pakistan | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
35,292 | 35,293 | 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 | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;School (i.e., Un... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 11 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 238,000 | Yes | Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;React;Vue.js | Django;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Django;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;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 | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Broader product understanding outside of pure development. Understanding business cases and the context of your codebase. Knowing how to effectively review code and spot/fix bugs. | 238,000 | 10 |
35,293 | 35,294 | 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.);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 6 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Cargo;Homebrew;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Axum | Angular;Axum | Angular;Axum | Actix-web
Actix-web | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Shadcn/ui;uv;visionOS | Polars;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Fedora | MacOS;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 9 |
35,294 | 35,295 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 430,000 | Yes | C;C++;Fortran;MATLAB;PowerShell;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | null | Microsoft Access | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | null | 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 daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | Azure OpenAI | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Independent problem-solving, Memory, Communication skills, Interpersonal skills | 7,550 | null |
35,295 | 35,296 | 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.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 14 | Developer, mobile | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 900,000 | Yes | Kotlin | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | Understanding and reviewing code, technical communication, technical design and planning | 900,000 | 9 |
35,296 | 35,297 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, ... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 5 | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 200 | Ethiopia | USD United States dollar | 36,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Heroku;Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;Flask;WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | Azure Devops;Google Colab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Hacker News | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server | null | Haystack;Martian;Smolagents | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;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 | 1. Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking
2. UX/UI & Design Thinking
3. Communication & Collaboration
4. Understanding the “Why” Behind Code
5. Security & Privacy Awareness
6.. Ethical & Responsible AI Use | 36,000 | 8 |
35,297 | 35,298 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | Algeria | DZD Algerian dinar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Docker | Bun;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;React;Vue.js | NestJS;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Testing code | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | not good | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 | 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 | null | null | 8 |
35,298 | 35,299 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 149,000 | Yes | MATLAB;Python;R | Python | Python | PowerBI
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Spyder
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Never heard of it | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 149,000 | null |
35,299 | 35,300 | 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.);None of the above;Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not a ton of it yet | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | communication | 125,000 | 8 |
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