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36,300 | 36,301 | 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 | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 2,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;Swift | Awk
Awk | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Solr
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm;Xcode | PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini | SwiftData;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Debian | MacOS | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. I don't believe in "vibe coding" yet. I use AI as an assistant. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Other Industry purpose (write in): | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | Redis;Pinecone | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Analysis, project development, optimization, security. | 63,120 | 9 |
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
36,302 | 36,303 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Other (please specify):
Presence of AI agents | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
No push for AI in the company | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 4 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 110,000 | Yes | C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Bun;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | DurandalJS
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Trello | Confluence | Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Monday.com | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes it is part of my work, but for simple tasks where it is easy to verify what the LLM produces. For example, creating docstrings for functions I write, how to change the font for a figure I'm creating using a specific python package, figure creation in general, creating getters and setters for python classes, etc. I think vibe coding is sufficient for a large array of menial coding problems currently and I think its role will increase as LLMs get better and become more fluent with complex ideas. As an academic researcher however, my work inherently involves some things for which there is little to no information online which often limits the utility of vibe coding. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Software that programs how physical things in the world work (e.g., robotics). In general, anything that relies on interacting things in the physical world like humans do with their hands. | 35,000 | null |
36,304 | 36,305 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Brazil | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;PHP | C#;Delphi;PHP | C#;Delphi;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | firebird
firebird | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Trae;Visual Studio Code | Trae;Visual Studio Code | Trae;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Automatização completa e integração autônoma. | 80,000 | 6 |
36,305 | 36,306 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 25,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Dart;Elixir;Go;Rust | null | ABAP
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 29,004 | 9 |
36,306 | 36,307 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 20,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;TypeScript | C;C++;Elixir;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Railway;Supabase;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Railway;Supabase;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Railway;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js | Astro;Laravel;NestJS;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Laravel;Nuxt.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PhpStorm;WebStorm | Neovim;PhpStorm;WebStorm | Neovim;PhpStorm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS;NixOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | 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 | null | 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.;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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 23,203 | 8 |
36,307 | 36,308 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | 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 | 10 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United Arab Emirates | USD United States dollar | 1,650 | null | null | null | null | 10
10 | 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 | 1,650 | null |
36,308 | 36,309 | 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 | 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);Books / Physical media;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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Brazil | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Python;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vite | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | MCP servers | 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. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | Sentry | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 69,609 | 8 |
36,309 | 36,310 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 1 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Nepal | INR Indian rupee | 45,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 523 | 7 |
36,310 | 36,311 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
36,311 | 36,312 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 33 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 20 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
36,312 | 36,313 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 41 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 50 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
Functionality | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;VBA | null | null | Julia
Julia | 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;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per week | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | 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;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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.;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 | Fixing the nearly working slightly broken code that AI's churn out. | null | null |
36,313 | 36,314 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
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 | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 10,000 | 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 | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1,820 | null |
36,314 | 36,315 | 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 | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 26 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Documentation | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
Costs | Healthcare | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 66,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Python | Python | ObjectScript
Ballerina | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | InterSystems IRIS
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker | Ansible;Docker | Ansible;Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Hacker News | Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 | null | null | 76,570 | 8 |
36,315 | 36,316 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Internal
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | 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 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 product owners | 62,893 | 6 |
36,316 | 36,317 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Go;Rust;TypeScript | Rust | NA
V | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Pacman;Vite | Cargo;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Deno;Svelte;Vue.js | null | Dioxus
Dioxus, Rocket | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Nano;Zed | Nano;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch;NixOS | Arch;Red Hat | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Radicle, Zed
Radicle, Zed | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Signal, Radicle
Signal, Radicle | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models | Zeta
Zeta | No | Multiple times per day | 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 at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | It’s not and will never be, I consider every line of code as critical and can’t afford to leave anyone else writing it without fully understanding it myself. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | All skills will continue to become valuable. I don’t believe in AI, I only think it can help for minimal and basic tasks (for example, search assistants to parse a website faster and extract useful information) | null | null |
36,317 | 36,318 | 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 | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 24 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 63,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;Scala | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);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 | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to cover corner cases in tests. Write code that can be easily understood maintained. | 73,089 | 7 |
36,318 | 36,319 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 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);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 | 6 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;R;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Go;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Kotlin;Python | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | null | No, not at all | 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;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | 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 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Fixing C memory bugs | null | null |
36,319 | 36,320 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | 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 podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 27 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | null | Transportation, or Supply Chain | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 10 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 650,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Decision intelligence | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Code review | 191,192 | 6 |
36,320 | 36,321 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 33 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
36,321 | 36,322 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | 0 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot | Next.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes, but I'm not happy about it. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I believe software or product specific knowledge will be valuable with the size and context of complex and large projects being more difficult for AI to process and more likely to be vulnerable to hallucinations. Also architectural knowledge that depends on project dynamic and changes. Where it will be harder to present the whole picture to an AI tool to get instructions. Knowledge on AI will also come in handy as we might need to be aware of the capabilities and limitations of the tools we use so frequently to optimally use them. | null | 3 |
36,322 | 36,323 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Developer, QA or test | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
Maturity | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Groovy;JavaScript;Lua;Python | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Groovy;JavaScript;Lua;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | 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 | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | 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: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | AI will not fundamentally change over a timescale that short, all existing developer skills will remain valuable | null | 9 |
36,323 | 36,324 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 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) | 6 | 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 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;F#;GDScript;Kotlin;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | pixi
uv | Yes | Deno;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | AngularJS;Astro;Blazor;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph;uv | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | 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 | I would say yes and no. Vibe coding is great for PoC but a disaster for large-scale deployment projects. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Multi-platform search enablement | 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 spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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. | null | ChromaDB | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;LangChain | null | LangSmith;Vectra AI | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Any low-level hardware and firmware design. | null | null |
36,324 | 36,325 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Healthcare | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,000,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;Redis | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS | FastAPI;React;Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | 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 | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 23,248 | 0 |
36,325 | 36,326 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | NA
haskell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Pacman | Cargo;Make;Pacman | Cargo;Make;Pacman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | null | null | helix
helix | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | matrix, mailing list
matrix, mailing list | Discord;Reddit | null | null | matrix, mailing list
matrix, mailing list | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | 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, it is not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
36,326 | 36,327 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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 | null | null | null | null | Work | Other (please specify):
Availability of Talent | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | Kotlin;Swift | null | Clojure
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Snowflake | null | NA
XTDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Phoenix;WordPress | null | null | NA
Quarkus | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Arch | MacOS;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Predictive analytics | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Deep understanding of their language / stack so that they can clean up AI Slop | null | 10 |
36,327 | 36,328 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | 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 | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 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 | Proper debugging abilities | 125,000 | 5 |
36,328 | 36,329 | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,400,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | null | null | 0
0 | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | 0
0 | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Netlify;Vercel | null | null | 0
0 | Yes | Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | no | No, but I 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | yes | 27,898 | 10 |
36,329 | 36,330 | 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 | 39 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 40 | Other (please specify): | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Elasticsearch | BigQuery | NA
Spanner | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus | NA
GCP Workflow, Apache Beam | Yes | FastAPI;Spring Boot | Angular;FastAPI;jQuery | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | Vim | Codeium, Copilot
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Sharepoint, MS Teams
Sharepoint, MS Teams | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
BlueSky | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | NA
AllenAI | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | null | null | Other (write in): | Not really. I see examples where it works great. But my personal results have been only fair. When I ask for unit tests on a specific method, there's generally too much garbage. I'm a fast coder. So it's really not faster for me to use the LLM. Occasionally, it comes up with something I wouldn't have thought of. This is useful. But the intrusive auto-complete UI is a negative wrt productivity and, especially, maintaining a train of thought. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Other Industry purpose (write in): | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or 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 | 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 help troubleshooting | Generative and agentic AI is still in its infancy. There are companies using AI models with very low hallucination rates (e.g. Lexus/Nexus legal search, so paralegals are already losing their jobs). In the systems and software space, hallucination rates are still very high. So we have a few years (5 at most) to look for other lines of work. Meanwhile, be ready to exploit LLMs to make yourself valuable. | 220,000 | 8 |
36,330 | 36,331 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | null | null | 30 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | YAML, Markdown
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | null | null | Vultr, TensorDock, Oracle
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord | null | null | Microsoft Teams
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing 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 | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | no, why is this a free-form field? | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 help troubleshooting | null | 145,000 | 3 |
36,331 | 36,332 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 74,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Axum | Axum | Axum | Expo
Expo | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Odoo | Odoo | Odoo | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS;NixOS | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 53,989 | 9 |
36,332 | 36,333 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | System administrator | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
European | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 32,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Lua;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Pip | null | null | Salt
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Emacs
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 37,125 | null |
36,333 | 36,334 | 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.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 1 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 43,680 | Yes | Java;PowerShell;Python | Java;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Java;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL | Databricks SQL | Databricks SQL | Domino
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;Pip | Microsoft Azure;Pip | Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | 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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | Predictive analytics | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Analytical skills, especially in regards to context of the data. | 43,680 | null |
36,334 | 36,335 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,335 | 36,336 | 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.) | 17 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 21 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 105,000 | Yes | C#;Go;Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Ruby;Scala;SQL | Go;Java;Kotlin;Rust | Go;Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Webpack | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET Core | Axum | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | no | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 121,815 | 8 |
36,336 | 36,337 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python;Zig;Mojo | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;Make;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;Make;pnpm;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | Next.js;React;Svelte | Phoenix;Svelte | Svelte | Ash
Ash | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | STMCubeIDE
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS;NixOS | Windows | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Hacker News;YouTube | Hacker News;YouTube | Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | No | No, but I 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.;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. | 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 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 quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 7 |
36,337 | 36,338 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | 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) | 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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36,338 | 36,339 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;React | Angular;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | 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): | yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | 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. | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | The ability to understand the code it is writing for you, | 74,878 | 9 |
36,339 | 36,340 | 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.) | 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 | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | null | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 1,300,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About 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;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Sometimes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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 | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understand real world scenario | 22,826 | 8 |
36,340 | 36,341 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | OpenShift
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Node.js;React | Django;React;Vue.js | Django;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack | Hacker News;Substack | Hacker News;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | 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 | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or 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 | null | null | null | null | 120,000 | 7 |
36,341 | 36,342 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Retired | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | uv | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | 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 |
36,342 | 36,343 | 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 | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 792,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Dynamodb;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse;Valkey | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | React;Svelte | Deno;Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | null | 83,019 | null |
36,343 | 36,344 | 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.);None of the above | 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);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., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
36,344 | 36,345 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Applied scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | 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;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Llama Index | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft 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 | Sanity checking, overall architecture design, | null | null |
36,345 | 36,346 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above;Attending school (part-time) | 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);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 | 3 | 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 | null | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python | HTML/CSS;Python | HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Vue.js | Django | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Communication and flexibility. | null | null |
36,346 | 36,347 | 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 | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 37 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | C#;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Kotlin | C#;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | RavenDB
RavenDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;New Relic;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;New Relic;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;New Relic;Prometheus;Terraform | cake
cake | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of their current skills | 130,000 | 7 |
36,347 | 36,348 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 14 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 25 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 47,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C;Rust;Zig;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | 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 about a codebase | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No I don't use AI for writing any code. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the 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 compare different solutions | Problem solving and architecting large complex systems from scratch | 55,107 | 9 |
36,348 | 36,349 | 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) | 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 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 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 | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 126,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Vercel;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | Asana;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | IT operations | null | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or 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 | Redis | null | Vertex AI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | solving problems, client's needs comprehension, managing logics in project | 91,928 | 10 |
36,349 | 36,350 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
36,350 | 36,351 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
36,351 | 36,352 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | 15 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;F#;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | null | null | 6 |
36,352 | 36,353 | 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 | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 17 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 204,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor 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;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No at all. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 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 | Obviously. ""AI"" is a hype. It can be useful, but it's nowhere near what the malicious CEOs of some companies are selling to gullible CEOs and managers of other companies and general public. It's disgusting to have to hear 'AI' in each and everything and every product even if it doesn't need it and a lot of times there isn't even any AI there, but they market it anyway because they need to surf the hype. | 37,135 | 6 |
36,353 | 36,354 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 29 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 36 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 6 | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 1,900,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Ninja;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Ninja;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Ninja;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Claude Code;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Claude Code;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | None of above | null | None of above | null | None of above | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Identifying the error of code,logic. | 64,384 | 8 |
36,354 | 36,355 | 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) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | null | 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 | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 260,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 189,692 | 8 |
36,355 | 36,356 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 9 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Developer, back-end | I don’t know | People manager | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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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 |
36,356 | 36,357 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 36,400 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;Zig | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | NA
Factor | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | TimescaleDB
TimescaleDB | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Rocket.rs, Tera template engine
Rocket.rs, Tera template engine | Yes | Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
Lapce | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, and I think "vibe coding" is damaging to the software development & engineering industry, as well as damaging to those engaging in it. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, systems & software engineering practices, software design, reviewing & testing code, optimisation, debugging, analysis - Most skills that are valuable today, with perhaps less emphasis on generation (writing code) & rough comprehension of content (reading code) | 49,555 | null |
36,357 | 36,358 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Pakistan | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,358 | 36,359 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Other (please specify):
AI focused tool | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Zig;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Pocketbase;Valkey | Cloud Firestore | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Firebase | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte | null | null | Lit
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | NixOS | NixOS | GitHub | null | null | Outline
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 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 daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | Coding because LLM can't become AGI by design | 34,804 | 8 |
36,359 | 36,360 | 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 | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | Firebird
Firebird | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning 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 | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code | null | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Needs to know how to get the best from AI | null | 9 |
36,360 | 36,361 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | SQL | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Express | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Android Studio | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Testing code | Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Definitely yes! I often use ChatGPT or similar tools to generate or review code for my personal projects. It helps me learn faster and get things done more efficiently — vibe coding is real and helpful!
| Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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.;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 | 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 | Vectra AI | 0 | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | 3 | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | As a learner, I believe basic coding knowledge, logical thinking, and understanding how software works will remain important even if AI tools improve. AI can generate code, but knowing how to review, test, and apply that code correctly will still require developer skills. Also, communication, problem-solving, and learning to work with AI tools wisely will be valuable. | null | null |
36,361 | 36,362 | 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) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
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 | 2 | 6 | Nigeria | USD United States dollar | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Netlify;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | FastAPI;NestJS;Vue.js;WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Android;Debian | Airtable;Asana;Clickup;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, i vibe code | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | Redis | null | null | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging | 40,000 | 10 |
36,362 | 36,363 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
36,363 | 36,364 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 18 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Repeatability and Replicability | Prohibitive pricing
Enterprise solutions that don't marry well in academic HPCs | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 25,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R | Nextflow
Nextflow | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Docker | Docker | Docker | singularity, apptainer
singularity, apptainer | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Knowing how to program to understand when the proposed code is not convenient for the task in sight. Algorithmics to make the software be more efficient and not to cause a semantic error. | 29,004 | null |
36,364 | 36,365 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);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 | 40 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 6 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | 2,600,000 | Yes | Dart;Go;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Dart;Go;Rust;TypeScript | Dart;Go;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;npm | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js | NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Windsurf | Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Monday.com;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | 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 Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Experience, reasoning, directing the work, fixing AI bad programming and over-engineering. | 79,544 | 10 |
36,365 | 36,366 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Bolivia | BOB Bolivian boliviano | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Prolog;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, mostly for learning new things like what properties have c# with strings for example | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 | null | null | null |
36,366 | 36,367 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 3 | AI/ML engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 8 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 1,800,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;Ultralytics | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6,321 | 7 |
36,367 | 36,368 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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) | 16 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | MacOS | 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 | null | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Not at all | 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 | null | null | null | problem solving, know the approach | null | 5 |
36,368 | 36,369 | 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) | 2 | 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);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 | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Hungary | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++ | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;NuGet;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | CLion
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Miro | GitHub;Miro | GitHub;Miro | Perforce
Perforce | 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 | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;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 | null | Search for answers | 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 | 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 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 | null | null |
36,369 | 36,370 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Not 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 22 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | null | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | 4,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Angular;Django;Express;Node.js;Vue.js | 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 | 4,641 | null |
36,370 | 36,371 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,371 | 36,372 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Coding Bootcamp;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);Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 2 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,372 | 36,373 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,373 | 36,374 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 43 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 45 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Support contract, security | Security or privacy concerns
Lack of support | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 99 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | PlantUml
PlantUml | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pacman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pacman | Cluster API, pulumi
Cluster API, pulumi | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | React native, bun
React native, bun | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;LangGraph | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Arch | Windows;MacOS;Arch | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Canva
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | 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;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;pgvector | null | CrewAI;Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | Warp Terminal | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Becoming a musician or poet | 204,212 | 8 |
36,374 | 36,375 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 (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 | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 77,000 | Yes | Python | HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;X;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not exactly | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving | 50 | null |
36,375 | 36,376 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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.) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 1 | Student | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Government | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 144,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No I am just working with developers I am not a developer | 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;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or 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 | supabase;Pinecone | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8,119 | null |
36,376 | 36,377 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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36,377 | 36,378 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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);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 | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | 10 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | null | Yes | JavaScript;Rust;SQL | JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Testing code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, when using languages/frameworks I'm not familiar with | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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.;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 | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | null | null | 3 |
36,378 | 36,379 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 1,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Cypher
Cypher | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite | UV
UV | Yes | Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Granola
Granola | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;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 Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really, but I try it out from time to time. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Neo4j | null | Vertex AI;Ollama | mastra | Sentry | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | taste | 157,232 | 8 |
36,379 | 36,380 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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) | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Manufacturing | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 38,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting 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;Other (write in): | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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. | 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.;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 | 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 | Being able to follow obtuse, planing ahead, understanding the scope of the solution | 44,086 | 8 |
36,380 | 36,381 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 6 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;MATLAB;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | Doxygen;Stack Overflow for Teams | Stack Overflow for Teams | Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | 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 | null | null | null | 9 |
36,381 | 36,382 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 45 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vibe coding is great for tasks where code quality/security is not an issue (fun coding), but for production work, vibe coding is extremely dangerous. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
36,382 | 36,383 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,383 | 36,384 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 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);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | null | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Manufacturing | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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36,384 | 36,385 | 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 | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,385 | 36,386 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 96,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;Rust | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm | Datadog;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Datadog;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu;Arch | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | Amazon Q
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. I believe LLM can help write "dumb" code like plumbing code. But complex, domain-specific code needs to be strictly defined and the randomness of LLM would make me very uncomfortable delivering AI-generated code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 | Amazon Q | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The challenge will be to keep AI generated code maintainable. So the skill will focus on good practices to help agents generate readable and evolvable code | 111,374 | 9 |
36,386 | 36,387 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 11 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nuxt.js | Deno;Nuxt.js | Nuxt.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Linear | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not at all | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | Redis;pgvector | null | null | null | Sentry;New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 69,609 | 6 |
36,387 | 36,388 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | null | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | 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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36,388 | 36,389 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,389 | 36,390 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 22 | 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 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | null | null | S3
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
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 | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications | 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 spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or 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 | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | reading code, fully understanding the ai written code and concepts, bugfixing and debugging AI code | null | 7 |
36,390 | 36,391 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 148,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Rust | C#;HTML/CSS;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Surrealdb
Surrealdb | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Firebase | Cargo;Docker;Firebase | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Django;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging | 148,000 | 7 |
36,391 | 36,392 | 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 | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 81,600 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Podman | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Podman;Terraform | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Next.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | Azure Devops;Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Use discussion or chat feature
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 | Testing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No I don't vibe code, I use AI to assist but I write code too. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving/debuggin will still be required in cases where AI codegen is garbage and you need to work out why. | 111,091 | 8 |
36,392 | 36,393 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 67,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Notion;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence | Azure Devops;Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Partially | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | n8n | AutoGen (Microsoft);LangChain;Zapier;LangGraph | null | Sentry;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Critical thinking, common sense, security and performance optimization | 77,730 | 8 |
36,393 | 36,394 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 6 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 16,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;Scala | Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot;Svelte | Spring Boot | NA
Solidjs | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Debian | GitHub;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | 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 | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I only use AI for specific issues or features and thoroughly review before applying any changes. | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | 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 | Low level understanding of systems | 18,562 | 9 |
36,394 | 36,395 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 1 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,395 | 36,396 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | Ghana | GHS Ghanaian cedi | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;npm;Pip;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Railway;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Axum | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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 | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | 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 monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Lovable.dev | 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 | System Design | null | null |
36,396 | 36,397 | 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 | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 35 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Valkey | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Valkey | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform | harness
harness | Yes | Drupal;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Drupal;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Drupal;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | working as a team, talking to others
problem solving together
understanding requirements | 231,441 | 7 |
36,397 | 36,398 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | 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) | 16 | Data scientist | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 2 | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 1,300,000 | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | Redis;ChromaDB;Milvus | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 44,052 | 8 |
36,398 | 36,399 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | null | Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | HKD Hong Kong dollar | 600,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Testing code | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 76,433 | 6 |
36,399 | 36,400 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 10 | Guatemala | GTQ Guatemalan quetzal | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Rust;Scala;SQL | Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Podman;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Flask;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Flask;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 help troubleshooting | Software design techniques, Deep understanding of technologies, Tool usage | null | 5 |
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