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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Go;Python;Rust | C# | MOO, AL
MOO, AL | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Monday.com | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Milvus
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;X | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 500,000 | 7 |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
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NA | null | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Symfony;WordPress | React;WordPress | React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Claude
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes, and the amount is increasing over time. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Cursor, Co-pilot | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | reasoning skills, being able to look at a situation and knowing what to do. | 95,000 | 7 |
36,506 | 36,507 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,114 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;NuGet;pnpm;Webpack | Docker;NuGet;pnpm;Webpack | GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Codespaces, Amazon WorkSpaces, GitHub Actions
GitHub Codespaces, Amazon WorkSpaces, GitHub Actions | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Unity3D
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Azure DevOps, Jama, SharePoint
Azure DevOps, Jama, SharePoint | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Meetup, EventBrite
Meetup, EventBrite | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No. I enjoy the experience of deeply understanding the software and tools I work with. So I am skeptical that letting an AI make decisions for me without having the chance to build that understanding myself would be a satisfying work style for me personally, and once I have that understanding, I am skeptical that an AI would be faster or more reliable than me.
I predict that AI is going to be increasingly important in the industry, though, so I would like to experiment with it more. There are two things holding me back from doing so right now: First, I recently transitioned to a new role in a new industry that involved moving halfway across the USA, so I have been focusing first on establishing a strong reputation for myself with what I currently know and adjusting to the personal changes in my life. And second, I am concerned about the environmental impact that AI has. I predict that as technology improves and Moore's Law continues marching onwards, this will eventually resolve itself, but for now, I am worried about consuming disproportionate amounts of energy just to experiment with something that might or might not help my career. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | What initially drew me into software development is that every day is a new problem. When a problem has been solved once, it's solved in the general case - that's what software does! So software has a way of pushing developers into the most complex, most novel problems, the ones where no one else has encountered quite the same thing and a rich mix of creativity, problem solving, curiosity and courage bears fruit.
AI will be increasingly able to emulate those characteristics and solve increasingly challenging problems, but I predict that only means the problems that will be left will be the most interesting ones. I'm betting that the developers who are able to be successful in the future are the ones who are able to dive into the most tangled Gordian knots or the most uncharted territory and find themselves at home. | 100,114 | 8 |
36,507 | 36,508 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | AI/ML engineer | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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36,508 | 36,509 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 11 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Latvia | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,509 | 36,510 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 24 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | GDScript | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | 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. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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 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 | null | 10 |
36,510 | 36,511 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 33 | System administrator | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Wikis | Wikis | Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
36,511 | 36,512 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip | Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;React | Django;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Debian;Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Monday.com | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | I would not say this is part of my professional development work. "Vibe planning" sometimes is where I would describe how I want a system to be built and have the LLM provide feedback in areas like efficeny, security and so on in terms of how I can structure something. Then I would go and build it myself | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Cybersecurity | Language processing;Personalized agent creation | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding large complex codebases, understanding a company's vision or needs of daily users in software solutions. | 51,071 | 6 |
36,512 | 36,513 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | Yes | C;C++;Dart;JavaScript;Kotlin | PowerShell;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Windsurf;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Job board | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Hell 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 solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 70,000 | 8 |
36,513 | 36,514 | 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 | Employed | null | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,514 | 36,515 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 15 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Algolia
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | OrbStack
OrbStack | Yes | Angular;Express;Flask;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;Deno;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;Node.js;Vue.js | Ktor, http4k, Kobweb
Ktor, http4k, Kobweb | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Rider;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | KMP | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS;Fedora | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I need to understand how it works.
Trusting these models blindly is not possible yet imho | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | Jetbrains models, Jetbrains Junie | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creating software is about a lot more than just writing code.
I believe developers will still be needed to oversee the entire project, focusing more on breadth of knowledge rather than depth.
Aside from this, talking with your customers is also really important in making sure you’re building the *right* thing. I currently don’t feel like AI will be able to do this effectively
| 48,726 | 6 |
36,515 | 36,516 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 120 | Yes | Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | Go Echo
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Odoo;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | OneRetro
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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 | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope. I'm using it to do specific analysis of code snippets. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Software Architecture and Software Engineering best practices and design patterns | 22 | 7 |
36,516 | 36,517 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | null | null | null | null | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | null | null | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | 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 | Less than one year | null | null | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | AgentGPT | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 6 |
36,517 | 36,518 | 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 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python | C#;Dart;Elixir;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Terraform | Ansible;Bun;NuGet;pnpm;Terraform | Ansible;NuGet;pnpm;Terraform | uv, hatch
uv, hatch | Yes | Blazor | Deno;Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | .NET 8 or higher;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code | Documenting code;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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;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 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 | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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, as companies fire people due to AI-hype less people will want to be developers so there will be a shortage. I find it unlikely AI tools will ever fully replace developers, as AI can only use the information it has (not all of which is true or available), and there's not really much good information you can get once you've already scraped the entire web. As the web becomes filled with indistinguishable AI slop and hallucinations, this will feedback into new models and lower the quality/accuracy of answers. At least in it's current form, in order to get the answers you want out of an AI tool you already have to sort of know the answer. | 88,492 | 7 |
36,518 | 36,519 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | null | 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
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 |
36,519 | 36,520 | 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) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | School | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no i dont like to do vibe coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge 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. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | IBM watsonx.ai | null | Honeycomb | null | ChatGPT | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | null | 5 |
36,520 | 36,521 | 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 new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;Java | Ada;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS;ChromeOS | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;X;Twitch | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | 1. Strong Problem-Solving and Logic Building
2. Deep Understanding of Programming Fundamentals
3. System Design and Architecture
4. Debugging and Code Review
5. Domain Knowledge
6. Communication and Collaboration
7. Adaptability and Lifelong Learning | null | null |
36,521 | 36,522 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C++;Delphi;Python | C++;Delphi;Python | C++;Delphi;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad 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 | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
36,522 | 36,523 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 1,440,000 | Yes | C;C++;Dart;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python | C;C++;Java;Python | C;C++;Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Nuxt.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Android | Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per week | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 5,057 | 10 |
36,523 | 36,524 | 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 | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 46,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | APT;Docker;Gradle | APT;Docker;Gradle | NA
NA | null | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | 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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, it isn't. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 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 | Workin in a team; having a deep understanding of what exactly needs to be done and in what way; being creative; having the far-reaching vision | 53,367 | 6 |
36,524 | 36,525 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 220,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Coda;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | 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 | GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 220,000 | 7 |
36,525 | 36,526 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 5 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Cypher
Cypher | Yes | Dynamodb;Neo4J;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Neo4J;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Neo4J;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all, The scale of projects that I am working on it is impossible to trust an llM to completely generate correct code and reviewing is frequently needed whenever it does generate code | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Fundamental understanding of code will be necessary regardless of the accuracy of AI code understanding business logic and business processes and implementing those effectively in a robust application will require a developer who has understanding of constraints of the tools at hand | 105,000 | 8 |
36,526 | 36,527 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 250,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;ChromeOS | Windows;iOS;ChromeOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | 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;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Robotics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | the same | 57,437 | 9 |
36,527 | 36,528 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | 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 | 20 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 79,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;InfluxDB;MariaDB;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse | DuckDB;InfluxDB;MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus;Terraform | Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus;Terraform | uv
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Confluence;Jira | GitHub;Jira;Notion | Jira | Gitea
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | 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 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 solve complex problems more effectively.;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 | 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 | LanceDB;Qdrant;ChromaDB;Milvus;Pinecone | null | Ollama;Haystack | n8n | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | solution architecture, understanding business requirements | 91,652 | 9 |
36,528 | 36,529 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Java;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;SQL | Java;SQL | Gosu
Gosu | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | vi
vi | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Absolutelly not. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Understanding the bussiness logic. Communication skills to explain it, either to other people or to AI in prompts. | 46,406 | 6 |
36,529 | 36,530 | 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;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, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;F#;JavaScript;OCaml;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;F#;Prolog;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;F#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Podman;Terraform | Bun | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Phoenix;React | Phoenix;React | Phoenix;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | Claude Code;Neovim | Claude Code;Neovim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Debian | Windows | Azure Devops | Linear | null | NA
NA | X | X | X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | 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 at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 | Only for scaffolding out initial projects (which i then mostly rewrite) or for throwaway clients/etc. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;Other (please specify): | Unsure | 100,000 | 4 |
36,530 | 36,531 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 14 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Astro;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Solving problems and thinking at scale. AI at best is only going to be able to write average code with no proper thinking capabilities. AI isn't able to think, it mostly mixes and matches stuff. IMO it will take more than 5 years for AI to be able to think and reason like humans. | null | 8 |
36,531 | 36,532 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Blogs or podcasts;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 | null | 9 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;R;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;Kotlin;Lua;MATLAB;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Kotlin;Lua;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider | kate
kate | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | codeberg
codeberg | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 |
36,532 | 36,533 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
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 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 206,910 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;F#;Go;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | uv
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Cursorless
Cursorless | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Coda;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro 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 | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;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): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge 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. | 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 | Critical thinking, people skills/stakeholder management, a fundamental understanding of the needs of human users, the ability to articulate complex problems in precise language | 206,910 | 7 |
36,533 | 36,534 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am 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);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 6 | Maldives | MVR Maldivian rufiyaa | 600,000 | Yes | C#;Go;Scala;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;F#;Go;Kotlin;OCaml;Python;Rust;Scala;TypeScript;Gleam | C#;Go;Scala;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | Cassandra;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Vue.js;Axum | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Google Colab;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 38,948 | 8 |
36,534 | 36,535 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | null | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 16 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
36,535 | 36,536 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 79,200 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | couchbase
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Deno;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | React Router
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- 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 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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, as I still write most of the code on my professional development work, using AI mostly for small technicalities that I may not remember how to do, or am not sure how to do in the best way. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;Replit;Perplexity | 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 | Ease of learning, critical thinking, information security basics, problem solving, soft skills | 14,417 | 8 |
36,536 | 36,537 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 26 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 26 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Red Hat | Ubuntu;Red Hat | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | 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 | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 3 |
36,537 | 36,538 | 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.) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 34 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 187,000 | Yes | C#;COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React | Vite
Vite | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, vibe coding is asking for technical debt in my opinion. If AI generated code is being used at my company whoever generated it should understand what each line of code is doing before ever checking it in. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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. | null | 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. | 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. | 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 | Neo4j | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Good programming, I think vibe coding will cause lots of technical debt. | 187,000 | 10 |
36,538 | 36,539 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Documentation | Other (please specify):
Documentation fail | Other: | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | 8 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Blazor;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Ranking of bests IA tools of Week | 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;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | 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. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Communication and soft skills | 32,767 | 8 |
36,539 | 36,540 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Work Life Balance | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 35,000 | Yes | C;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C#;C++;Elixir;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase | Firebase | Firebase | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Gatsby
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows | GitHub;Microsoft Planner | GitHub | GitHub | 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) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | 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 | null | 35,000 | 6 |
36,540 | 36,541 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 1 | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 2 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;OCaml;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | null | null | null | No, not at all | null | 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 | MCP servers | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
36,541 | 36,542 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | I prefer not to say | null | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | null | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange | Stack Exchange | Stack Exchange | NA
NA | null | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | 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;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 | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | Ні | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Я не знаю | null | null |
36,542 | 36,543 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,543 | 36,544 | 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 | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | 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 |
36,544 | 36,545 | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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 | 5 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 700,000 | Yes | JavaScript | Java;Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8,137 | 1 |
36,545 | 36,546 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | null | C#;Delphi | Delphi | Delphi | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | 58,007 | 2 |
36,546 | 36,547 | 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 | 22 | 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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 35 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Deno;Django;Express;Next.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;iPadOS | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | PhpStorm LLMs
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, 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;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I think the ability to write (human-)maintainable and robust/fault-tolerant code will continue to elude AI for some time. | null | null |
36,547 | 36,548 | 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 | 41 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled 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) | 46 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python | node
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Gradle | Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | Flask;Spring Boot | Flask;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | hostinger;Google Gemini | Google Gemini;visionOS | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I use it to generate a shell of what I want but usually it is unable to give a finished product. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | An overall sense of how all the SW pieces fit together. | 140,000 | 6 |
36,548 | 36,549 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 18-24 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | null | Costs are manageable
To earn money | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | Germany | LSL Lesotho loti | 100,234 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
To be rich | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | Documenting code | Writing code | null | 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 | Yes it is | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Coding is the best | 5,658 | null |
36,549 | 36,550 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | AI/ML engineer | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 15 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 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 month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
36,550 | 36,551 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 2 | Yes | MicroPython;Python | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;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 | MicroPython;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Microsoft Access | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt | Aider;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Azure Devops;Coda;Google Workspace | Clickup;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | null | function estimatePi(numSamples) { let insideCircle = 0; for (let i = 0; i < numSamples; i++) { const x = Math.random(); const y = Math.random(); if (x * x + y * y <= 1) { insideCircle++; } } return (insideCircle / numSamples) * 4; } // Example usage const samples = 1_000_000; console.log(`Estimated Pi: ${estimatePi(samples)}`);
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to | Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | function estimatePi(numSamples) { let insideCircle = 0; for (let i = 0; i < numSamples; i++) { const x = Math.random(); const y = Math.random(); if (x * x + y * y <= 1) { insideCircle++; } } return (insideCircle / numSamples) * 4; } // Example usage const samples = 1_000_000; console.log(`Estimated Pi: ${estimatePi(samples)}`);
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | A few times per week | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | function estimatePi(numSamples) {
let insideCircle = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < numSamples; i++) {
const x = Math.random();
const y = Math.random();
if (x * x + y * y <= 1) {
insideCircle++;
}
}
return (insideCircle / numSamples) * 4;
}
// Example usage
const samples = 1_000_000;
console.log(`Estimated Pi: ${estimatePi(samples)}`); | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have 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 improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | Fireproof;Pinecone;mem0 | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | function estimatePi(numSamples) { let insideCircle = 0; for (let i = 0; i < numSamples; i++) { const x = Math.random(); const y = Math.random(); if (x * x + y * y <= 1) { insideCircle++; } } return (insideCircle / numSamples) * 4; } // Example usage const samples = 1_000_000; console.log(`Estimated Pi: ${estimatePi(samples)}`); | Honeycomb | function estimatePi(numSamples) { let insideCircle = 0; for (let i = 0; i < numSamples; i++) { const x = Math.random(); const y = Math.random(); if (x * x + y * y <= 1) { insideCircle++; } } return (insideCircle / numSamples) * 4; } // Example usage const samples = 1_000_000; console.log(`Estimated Pi: ${estimatePi(samples)}`); | Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | function estimatePi(numSamples) { let insideCircle = 0; for (let i = 0; i < numSamples; i++) { const x = Math.random(); const y = Math.random(); if (x * x + y * y <= 1) { insideCircle++; } } return (insideCircle / numSamples) * 4; } // Example usage const samples = 1_000_000; console.log(`Estimated Pi: ${estimatePi(samples)}`); | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | function estimatePi(numSamples) {
let insideCircle = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < numSamples; i++) {
const x = Math.random();
const y = Math.random();
if (x * x + y * y <= 1) {
insideCircle++;
}
}
return (insideCircle / numSamples) * 4;
}
// Example usage
const samples = 1_000_000;
console.log(`Estimated Pi: ${estimatePi(samples)}`); | 2 | null |
36,551 | 36,552 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 14 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 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 | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 179,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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 | Communication, ethics | 179,000 | 7 |
36,552 | 36,553 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | null | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | JavaScript;Python | C;C++;JavaScript;Python;Rust | JavaScript;Python | NA
Haskell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I 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. | 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 | Thinking, understanding, reading, creativity. Everything that was valuable will remain valuable. | null | null |
36,553 | 36,554 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 95,000 | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | C#;Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
Couchbase | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Poetry;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Poetry | NA
Github Actions | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm | Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Reddit
NA | No | 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 really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Imagination, understanding of development concepts, reading and writing code, architectural foresight/constructions, implementing AI when it makes sense, killing the robot overlords that come for our brains. | 95,000 | 10 |
36,554 | 36,555 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Student | 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 | NA
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36,555 | 36,556 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 62,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Valkey | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Valkey | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;MSBuild;Netlify;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Digital Ocean;Make;Poetry | Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Digital Ocean;Make;Poetry | JSR (deno), VCPKG
JSR (deno), | Yes | Astro;Deno;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Deno;Express | Astro;Deno;Express | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;uv;visionOS | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Asana
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Substack | Threads
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | 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 really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. Vibe coding introduces more problems than its worth. I like to use LLMs to speed up boilerplate. An example in my current project is creating a dashboard that uses HTMX to switch between interactive data views. Each view is basically the same, but requires a different class and plugging in different methods.
I wrote the first view, used AI to help me tweak the frontend because I'm more experienced with backend, and then fed the LLM my data classes and the completed view. I then asked it to generate views for the other data classes and it was able to create working views that looked like my original input. It didn't one shot these tasks, it added calls to non-existent API routes and had some weird quirks, but it still reduced my workload by 65-85%. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Marketing | Language processing;MCP servers | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Innovation. Though AI is pretty good at generating code, and I'm sure it'll only get better, no *new* ideas ever come out of AI. Programmers and people will always be needed to implement creativity into the product and projects that they build.
Communication. Managing people, talking to clients, and even writing prompts are all key communication skills that AI can't replace. At some point, a person will always have to make a decision.
Programming. As programmers we're all afraid of AI taking our jobs, but at the end of the day, companies will still need humans who understand code to make sure that whatever to AI generates actually works within their system. It'll be an augmentation some people use more than others. Where I really see AI shining is vibe coding for casuals. It's the same thing for AI generated images. I'm not a graphic designer, so I use it to make memes or stupid jokes, or concept logos. If I wanted something specific that turned out like how I imagined, I'd hire a person. | 62,000 | 4 |
36,556 | 36,557 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,557 | 36,558 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 5,000,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok 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;Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Personalized agent creation | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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. | null | GitHub MCP Server;mem0 | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 58,120 | 9 |
36,558 | 36,559 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 11 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Webpack | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Astro;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;GitHub | Clickup;GitHub | Clickup;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | partially yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Marketing;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | security of the solution and properly shipping securely design, build, and ship resilient software systems | null | null |
36,559 | 36,560 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java;Python;TypeScript | Python;R;Rust | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Neo4J;Snowflake | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Kaggle;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, but there is movement toward it | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | security and code analysis | null | null |
36,560 | 36,561 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Healthcare | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | 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 | 237,000 | Yes | Go;Java;Python | Elixir;Kotlin;Lisp;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Svelte | Svelte;Vue.js | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Debian | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Linear | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Glean (Enterprise Agents) | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 237,000 | 8 |
36,561 | 36,562 | I am learning to code | 18-24 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) | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 3 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 8 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 420,000 | Yes | Python;R;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;IBM DB2;MySQL | 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;iOS | Windows;iOS | Google Workspace;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | 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;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I have not really used this tool, I can't give a good answer | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | 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. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Perplexity | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, critical thinking, presentation skills and creative minds | 271 | null |
36,562 | 36,563 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Other (write in): | TBD...but not, not yet | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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. | 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 | pgvector | null | null | n8n | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | Jetbrains AI | 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 | The ability to translate loose feature descriptions into a working product | null | 9 |
36,563 | 36,564 | 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.) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 16 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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36,564 | 36,565 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Yarn | Bun;Homebrew;Pacman | Homebrew;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Miro;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | 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);Message Boards;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 at all | 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;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I do not anticipate LLMs to have a significant impact on the skills necessary to be a good programmer. Unfortunately, I think programmer skills that are currently commonplace could become rarer. | 180,000 | 8 |
36,565 | 36,566 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python | nix, jinja, xml, yaml
nix, jinja, xml, yaml | Yes | Redis | Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Maven (build tool);Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Poetry | APT;Maven (build tool);Pip;Poetry | nix
nix | Yes | Flask | Angular;Flask;React | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;NixOS | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | Other (write in): | No. The quality isn't yet sufficient. In development I mostly use Copilot for generative autocompletion and to prompt for code reviews. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Pure Devs will die out in professional contexts. The remaining positions will be focused on guiding architecture, supervising AI agents and validating their results. | 92,812 | 5 |
36,566 | 36,567 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Architect, software or solutions | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Python, SQL, JS
Yes it is listed | Yes | BigQuery | null | null | 1
1 | 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 |
36,567 | 36,568 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 20 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | null | null | null | Algeria | DZD Algerian dinar | null | Yes | C#;Delphi;Java;Kotlin;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok 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 | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | In fact, AI is good for prototyping, but cannot replace the developer. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Prompt engineering | null | 10 |
36,568 | 36,569 | 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) | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | 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 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Communication skills and being someone people can trust | 100,000 | 9 |
36,569 | 36,570 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 21 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 540,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | Angular;AngularJS;Blazor;React | Blazor | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | Google Gemini | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | 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 | 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 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;Other (please specify): | Business rules that you code it in a certain way that it could be easily adaptable | 30,445 | 9 |
36,570 | 36,571 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 39,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Python | C++;Python | C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 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 | Agility | 45,246 | 7 |
36,571 | 36,572 | 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 | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 11 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Go;Java;Python;R | Go;Python | Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | Gin
Gin | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;VSCodium;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Vim;VSCodium;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Vim;VSCodium;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Android;Arch | MacOS;Fedora | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Miro;Notion | Clickup;GitLab | Clickup;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | null | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | 116,015 | 8 |
36,572 | 36,573 | 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.) | 26 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 26 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, I "vibe code" some. Mostly for one-off scripts or solutions to specific problems. Not yet for production code. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify):;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | No idea. It's changing super fast, and what seems impossible today is probably right around the corner. | 145,000 | 7 |
36,573 | 36,574 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 28 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 115,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;React;Symfony;WordPress | Drupal;React;Symfony;WordPress | Drupal;React;Symfony;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;PhpStorm | Claude Code;Notepad++;PhpStorm | Claude Code;Notepad++;PhpStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing 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 | Documenting code;Search for answers | null | Other (write in):;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | The ability to reason and find solutions | 115,000 | null |
36,574 | 36,575 | 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 | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman;Webpack | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Express;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Bitbucket
Bitbucket | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;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;Other (write in): | null | null | Other (write in): | No. Nor should it be. Developers should understand the code they write; every line should be intentional. Vibe coding and AI tools encourage automated spaghetti coding. Hard pass! | 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. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, communication, architecture design, UI/UX design, performance analysis and optimization, project management | 110,000 | 7 |
36,575 | 36,576 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Secure, self-host option, options to export/migrate | Ethical concerns
Poor design | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 10 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Bun;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Deno;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Deno;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Odoo;Large Language Model | Odoo;Large Language Model | Odoo;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Mistral AI models | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not, I don't vibe with "vibe coding". | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Software/system architecture, information design, model design, having fun (solving challenges). | 75,410 | 9 |
36,576 | 36,577 | 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 | 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;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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Claude Code | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Integration for distributed systems, handling customer concerns and requests | null | 7 |
36,577 | 36,578 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Applied scientist | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 354,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes
| Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 354,000 | 10 |
36,578 | 36,579 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;Dart;Go;PHP | Dart;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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 | 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 | null | 34,804 | 3 |
36,579 | 36,580 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | 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 | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training;Books / Physical media | 4 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 500,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | BigQuery | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express | Angular | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Redmine | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen | null | NA
NA | Discord;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Not sure | About 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;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Vector databases for AI applications | 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. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | GitHub MCP Server | null | LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);Vectra AI | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need quick help troubleshooting |
Problem-solving and critical thinking: Developers who can analyze complex problems and design effective, scalable solutions will always be in demand. | 323 | null |
36,580 | 36,581 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Go;Rust;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Podman;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Nuxt.js;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad 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;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I absolutely despise the term and idea of "vibe coding". In my opinion, it can help you create very simple apps, but if you need to do something actually complex, it is useless | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 7 |
36,581 | 36,582 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | 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) | 5 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;Dynamodb;MongoDB;Redis;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No without prior knowledge in domain will be difficult when the codebase becomes large. Without proper understanding of what is going on it is blunder to do so. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging, Documenting, Analyzing the feature, Dynamic adaption, Brainstorming, Managing, Prompt engineering | null | 8 |
36,582 | 36,583 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | 91,198 | null |
36,583 | 36,584 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | 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);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 | 2 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 240,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | null | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | It totally is.
Especially short with delivery times. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Marketing | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have 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. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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. | null | null | null | CrewAI;Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 2,790 | 7 |
36,584 | 36,585 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 195,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Crystal
Crystal | Yes | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Vite | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Poetry;Vite | Scoop, Winget
Scoop, Winget, Coolify | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Astro;Fastify;Node.js;React;Svelte | Node.js;React | Remix/React Router
Remix/React Router | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Neovim;WebStorm;Zed | Neovim;WebStorm;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | Outline
Outline | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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;Long-form articles;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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. I use AI assistance for small, targeted generation of problems I already know well. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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. | 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. | 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 | Zed | 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 | Architecture patterns, translating business requirements into discrete tasks, debugging | 195,000 | 2 |
36,585 | 36,586 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | C;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
36,586 | 36,587 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 4 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby | HTML/CSS;Ruby | HTML/CSS;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Docker | APT;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Django;React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Airtable;GitHub;Linear;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 | knowledge, experience, reasoning | null | 9 |
36,587 | 36,588 | 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.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 26 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Security for intellectual property | Inefficient or time-costly
Requirement to upload our code to a cloud provider | Manufacturing | Other (please specify):
Reasonable commute | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Python;Rust | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Multiple times per day | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
i almost exclusively read (and vote on) questions and answers. i do none of the other activities on thsi list. | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing 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): | Writing code;Testing code | 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;Other (write in): | fuckin hell no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or 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: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | The ability to understand and write code | 150,000 | 9 |
36,588 | 36,589 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 45 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | 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 | 1 | 1 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I attempt to use Vibe coding to generate an initial very simple template for the code as ChatGPT for example can not develop complex code from a set of worded requirements. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Developers will still need to be able to write code and understand code as AI generated code needs to be checked thoroughly each time it generates code, it always makes mistakes, this will not improve. | null | 10 |
36,589 | 36,590 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Valkey | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman | Uv
Uv | Yes | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Fedora | MacOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Sometimes for a prototype or first draft | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | 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 | Context and decision making | 58,007 | null |
36,590 | 36,591 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 672,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Deno;Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;PhpStorm;Trae;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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. | null | null | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | supabase;Pinecone | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 16,967 | 3 |
36,591 | 36,592 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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) | 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 | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Dart | Dart | Dart | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Cockroachdb | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud | Firebase;Google Cloud | Firebase;Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code | Learning about a codebase | I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes, I use VS Code with Gemini and Copilot to write Dart Code: code suggestions, translations, documentation and commit messages | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | 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 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to learn best practices | I don't know, probably I'll be unemployed, or I'll work in a restaurant | 46,406 | 8 |
36,592 | 36,593 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 3,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;npm;pnpm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;npm;pnpm;Yarn | APT;Composer;npm;pnpm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;WordPress | jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;WordPress | jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical Thinking | 27,864 | 7 |
36,593 | 36,594 | 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 | 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);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | Cloudflare;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | Cloudflare;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | Minimal APIs, Cocona
Minimal APIs, Cocona | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | Gitea (self-hosted)
Gitea (self-hosted) | 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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | 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.;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 | 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 | null | 28,083 | 8 |
36,594 | 36,595 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Snowflake | Databricks SQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no way | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | problem solving, translating user requirements to a solution | 127,616 | 5 |
36,595 | 36,596 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Problem solving. Understanding user needs over what they communicate they want. | 125,000 | 7 |
36,596 | 36,597 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 19 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft Access | InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;Microsoft Access | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;NuGet;Pip | Docker;NuGet;Pip;Podman | Docker;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | uv | .NET 8 or higher;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, but it is very useful for personal coding when you don't have so much spare time and AI "vibe coding" helps you to get things done (more or less correctly) | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 46,406 | null |
36,597 | 36,598 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 6 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Ecuador | USD United States dollar | 14,400 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Supabase | Firebase | Firebase | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Spring Boot | null | null | Quarkus
Quarkus | Yes | Android Studio;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes in part | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | 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 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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. | null | null | null | null | Ollama | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Prompt engineering | 14,400 | 8 |
36,598 | 36,599 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 12 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 8 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Snowflake;SQLite | BigQuery;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Snowflake;SQLite | Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | FastAPI;Svelte;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | For some parts it is. It is useful for certain tasks that I know I could do but I know an AI is able to do it faster. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 69,609 | 7 |
36,599 | 36,600 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 36 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 0 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | Tcl, PL/SQL
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Yarn | null | null | Oracle Cloud
NA | Yes | jQuery;Vue.js | null | null | OpenACS
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Textpad
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | System architects will still need ownership of their apps, and therefore are obliged to understand every line of code in their codebases. | null | 6 |
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