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37,001 | 37,002 | 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);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | IBM DB2;MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | informix
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NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | JAVA 21 | JAVA 24 | Ubuntu;Android;ChromeOS | Windows;Android;Fedora | Jira;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Maven (build tool);npm;Vite;Webpack | npm;Vite | npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS | Angular;React | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab;Jira;Redmine | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;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
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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37,005 | 37,006 | 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 | 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) | 20 | Developer, front-end | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server | Cloud Firestore | Cloud Firestore | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Splunk;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Firebase;npm;Vite | Firebase;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, to generate simple functions or generate unit tests | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | 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 | Prompting | 48,726 | 9 |
37,006 | 37,007 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp | 18 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Serbia | USD United States dollar | 145,200 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Supabase;Vercel | Datadog;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet | Datadog;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Azure Data Studio, Azure Storage Explorer
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Confluence;Jira;Notion | Confluence;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Udemy
Udemy | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;supabase | null | Ollama | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding LLMs and how to properly build a query that utilizes its strengths the best. Similar to how we needed to become experts in googling and google queries, this level, IMO, will be important to reach with LLMs as well. | 145,200 | 10 |
37,007 | 37,008 | 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.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,008 | 37,009 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 6 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI 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 | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | having a big picture of project, and high-level overview as for example software architects do have, and understanding the needs of the client for the future changes | 58,007 | 8 |
37,009 | 37,010 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 18 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 6 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | hostinger;Ollama | Large Language Model;SwiftData;Google Gemini;Ollama | Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, it isn't | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | create great abstraction, understanding of how computer works, collaborate with other developers/team members | 110,516 | 6 |
37,010 | 37,011 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 26 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 28 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Python | null | null | M
M | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | XEmacs
XEmacs | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Wikis | Azure Devops;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | superuser
superuser | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Other (write in): | yes, depending on the task to accomplish, especially for new frameworks or in unknown programming languages | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | 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 | sense for effective programming, resource saving computing, rating solution quality in comparison to requirements, product usabilty, product consistency, seamlessness, ... | null | 9 |
37,011 | 37,012 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 42 | Data engineer | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 0 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 120,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Python | null | NA
Clojure | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | null | null | Portainer
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Original thought | 163,370 | 9 |
37,012 | 37,013 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 60,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack | Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes if you mean that the llm writes almost 100% of my code now, since the past few years, but I review it all and make it rewrite it in the best way that I know. So it's not the cheesy vibe coding where you don't even look at the code, but it is true that I only write my code now using conversational english. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | 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 | Copilot agent, augment code agent, cursor agent | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | Augment code | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | There are too many micro decisions that need to be made during development. No matter what improvements come, unless we magically stop caring about the details, the developer will still exist. It will just be different tools that we use to manage all of those details. | 81,685 | 9 |
37,013 | 37,014 | 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) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 4 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | 800,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby | null | null | 5
34 | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Datomic | Pocketbase;Valkey | null | 56
567 | Yes | Bun;Chocolatey | Webpack;Yandex Cloud | null | 3
3 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Aider | Aider | Aider | 3
3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9,299 | 7 |
37,014 | 37,015 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 35 | 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 | 45 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
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;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | 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 | 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 | testing/analysis | 110,000 | 5 |
37,015 | 37,016 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 23 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 23 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Maven (build tool);npm | Docker;Maven (build tool);Podman | Maven (build tool) | Scoop, Jenkins
Scoop, Jenkins | Yes | jQuery;Spring Boot;WordPress | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | jQuery;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Netbeans IDE
Netbeans IDE | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | 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;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, it's not a part of my professional development work, but things seem that it will become one. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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;Other (please specify): | software engineering patterns / architecture, experience in solving production problems of wide range | 41,765 | 8 |
37,016 | 37,017 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 22,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python | null | null | FreePascal
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;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 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 | 25,523 | 7 |
37,017 | 37,018 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | India | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Solidity
Move, Go | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | solidity, blockchain | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Daily or almost daily | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | 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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not for professional development work, but preferred for weekend personal projects that are small and kinda monolithic. | 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.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking (out-of-the-box) and complex problem solving (breaking down into smaller chunks). | null | 10 |
37,018 | 37,019 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 25 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 175,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | C#;Rust;Zig | C#;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Axum | ASP.NET Core;Axum | ASP.NET Core;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No way. I don't trust Vibe Coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | ChatGPT, Ollama, Github Copilot | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | 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 | Ability to understand context within an enterprise holistically. Solid engineering fundamentals and design problem | 113,766 | 9 |
37,019 | 37,020 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,020 | 37,021 | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | 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 |
37,021 | 37,022 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Lua;Python;Rust | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Podman | Cargo;Kubernetes;Podman | Cargo;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | GNAT Programming Studio
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | GitLab | GitLab | IBM Engineering Workflow Management
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no, I cannot use vibe coding in the industrial environment I am working in currently. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding customer needs and designing product architecture. | 48,726 | 6 |
37,022 | 37,023 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 26 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
couchdb | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm | Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | uv | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Bolt.new | 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 | Self-criticism | 60,328 | 7 |
37,023 | 37,024 | 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) | 1 | null | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,024 | 37,025 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 22 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | 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 | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;React;Symfony;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Software Architecture, Solution best fit, decision-making skills around trade-offs | 108,913 | 9 |
37,025 | 37,026 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 6 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 150,000 | Yes | C;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Dart;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS | Dart;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS | Elm
Elm | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare | Hetzner
Hetzner | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Svelte | Phoenix;Svelte | Phoenix;Svelte | Elm
Elm | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Neovim;VSCodium;Xcode | Neovim;VSCodium;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Definitely not. Vibe coding is the microwave dinner of software engineering. Leads to team members who don't understand the project. It's a liability. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Marketing;Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | Redis;Neo4j;supabase | null | Ollama;LangChain;Haystack | null | Sentry;New Relic;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Devin AI;Replit | 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 | People skills.
Communication.
Presenting ideas succinctly. | 174,022 | 8 |
37,026 | 37,027 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 39,600 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | C;C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript;Zig | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | strudel
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Webpack | npm;pnpm | npm | gulp
rpack | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I mainly use AI for refactoring existing functions or finding potential error points | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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 improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | 45,942 | 7 |
37,027 | 37,028 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | GDScript;JavaScript;Python;Rust | JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | null | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking, autonomy | 63,808 | 9 |
37,028 | 37,029 | 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 | 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 | 6 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,200,000 | Yes | Java | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Neo4J;Oracle;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Ansible;Composer;Firebase;Prometheus | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | FastAPI;Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Windsurf;Zed | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | Linear | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hashnode;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hashnode;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hashnode;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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 | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 | yes i will | 25,573 | 5 |
37,029 | 37,030 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 18 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | 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 |
37,030 | 37,031 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,260,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Webpack | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Webpack | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | 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 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | Empathy, requirement specification, crucial descision making | 58,975 | 9 |
37,031 | 37,032 | 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);Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 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) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 17,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | APT;Composer;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js | jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Self questioning and capacity of innovation | 19,722 | 7 |
37,032 | 37,033 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Romania | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Ruby;TypeScript | Ruby;TypeScript | Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;jQuery;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;Ruby on Rails | Simulus.js
Stimulus.js | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text | Cursor;Sublime Text | Cursor;Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | At it's current state not really and not sure about the future either. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | 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 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 | Understanding the domain you are working in. Translating the requirements into valid software. | 116,015 | 9 |
37,033 | 37,034 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;C;C++ | Assembly;C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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 | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | AI tools will make all non-AI skills more valuable. | null | null |
37,034 | 37,035 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 59 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 60 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask 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 | 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;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 | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | I don't | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;Other (please specify): | Analysis | null | null |
37,035 | 37,036 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Georgia | GEL Georgian lari | 200,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini;uv | RAG;Google Gemini;uv | RAG;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Fedora | MacOS;Debian;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | 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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 73,527 | null |
37,036 | 37,037 | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 68,000 | Yes | C++;Python | C++;Python | C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pip;Podman | Make;Pip;Podman | Make;Pip;Podman | Nix
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
none of those | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | architecture development | 78,890 | 9 |
37,037 | 37,038 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 34 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 77,000 | Yes | MicroPython;Python;VBA | VBA | VBA | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch | Windows | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Understanding the programming language and the complexity of the task to be solved to be able to review and correct the results.
Understanding or at least having an overview of the total system that certain task has to fit in. | 89,331 | null |
37,038 | 37,039 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
37,039 | 37,040 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 15 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MongoDB;Neo4J | Redis | null | Milvus,ChromaDB
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | c++23;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | Clickup;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | ChromaDB;Milvus | null | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 69,609 | 3 |
37,040 | 37,041 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 20 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | mezzio
mezzio | Yes | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;WebStorm | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;WebStorm | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;WebStorm | NA
NA | Ollama | RAG;Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | 68,924 | null |
37,041 | 37,042 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | C#;COBOL;Delphi;JavaScript;SQL | C#;Delphi | C#;Delphi | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | RavenDB
RavenDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Delphi
Delphi | .NET 8 or higher;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;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 | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Amazon Bedrock Agents;Haystack | null | Sentry;Galileo | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Amazon Codewhisperer | 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 | null | 46,406 | 9 |
37,042 | 37,043 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Academic researcher | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Go;Kotlin | null | NA
Julia | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Redmine;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Didn't know the term yet, but yes, this summarizes it. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | 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 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Interactivity and creativity -- to critically look at code and find bugs… | 116,015 | null |
37,043 | 37,044 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 400,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Neo4J | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Google Cloud;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Red Hat | MacOS;Ubuntu;Red Hat | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | 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 trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, 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. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem solving | 91,899 | 6 |
37,044 | 37,045 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 24 | 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 | 29 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 2 | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 94,696 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;Oracle | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft 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 | Definitely testing and UX design. | 109,861 | 6 |
37,045 | 37,046 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 29 | System administrator | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
Clojure, Emacs Lisp | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | BerkeleyDB
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Make;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Make;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Symfony;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;React;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | Twisted, Selenium, Scrapy
Twisted, Selenium, Scrapy | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm | Android Studio;Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm | Google Colab
Google Colab | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 AI to help me write code, but I still verify everything myself before running it. | 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 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 | 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 | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft 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;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 | Thinking. | 34,112 | null |
37,046 | 37,047 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 16 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 49,895 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Miro | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | 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 | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | 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 | 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: | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Yes, I don't expect AI as it is now to understand nuances, being able to build UI that makes sense for the user, or even comment on improvements. | 57,886 | 8 |
37,047 | 37,048 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | 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 | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 49,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | 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 | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 56,847 | 8 |
37,048 | 37,049 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 37 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,049 | 37,050 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 3 | Product manager | Less than 20 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 7 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 74,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Laravel;WordPress | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Wikis | Wikis | Wikis | NA
NA | 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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | We tried this in the past, but often the results were too limited and often did not provide a solution to the most of our problems. For easy code to get you started it may be fine, we are ahead of that point and then AI often does not provide a usable solution for us. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving for novel issues | 85,851 | 9 |
37,050 | 37,051 | 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 | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 21 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | Kotlin;TypeScript | Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb | Dynamodb | Amazon RDS
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;npm;pnpm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;WebStorm | Android Studio;WebStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | 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 | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes, especially in technologies I'm not very capable in. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Coding, working with people, sprint stuff | 58,007 | 7 |
37,051 | 37,052 | 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 | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Developer, front-end | 500 to 999 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 | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 68,287 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;pnpm;Vercel;Yarn | Datadog;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Vercel | Datadog;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Videos;Coding challenges | 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 | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | I believe (at least in that timespan) AI tools will still require manual oversight for debugging its output. So I don't see any currently valuable development skills to lose in value. | 79,223 | 7 |
37,052 | 37,053 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 34 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Robust and complete API
simple license model | Availability of better alternatives
complex licensing model | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 1,300,000 | Yes | C;C++;Go;Python | C;C++;Go | C;C++;Go | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Podman | Podman | Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Windows;Debian | Azure Devops;Doxygen;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | When I want to fully understand something | System knowledge | 136,268 | 7 |
37,053 | 37,054 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Lua;Python | Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Mastodon
NA | No | 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 | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
37,054 | 37,055 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 | 15 | Developer, game or graphics | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 54,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lua;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | CLion
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Monday.com | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Just 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;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. | 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 | critical thinking, problem solving, actually understanding code, understanding hardware | 62,648 | 9 |
37,055 | 37,056 | 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 | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 39 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 51,700 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Doxygen;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;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 | 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. | 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 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 | 59,980 | 7 |
37,056 | 37,057 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 70,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Python;SQL;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Python;SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I use a lot of AI prompting in coding but I wouldn't describe it as vibe coding, I still write most of my code by hand, also I never use AI generated code "as it is", I use it as a sugestion | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Knowledge about niche/undocumented/very complex/cutting edge problems/alghoritms/software | 19,103 | 7 |
37,057 | 37,058 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | 500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Elixir;PHP;Swift;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Supabase;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Firebase;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;Vercel | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | RAG | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Clickup;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;Reddit | Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Somewhat | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering;Customer service support | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Logical Thinking | 15,297 | null |
37,058 | 37,059 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
Low risk of technical debt | Other (please specify):
AI | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 900,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
native Web Components | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | Mastodon
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No fucking way | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Assuming the bubble doesn't burst, and AI tools actually progress to something more than fancy autocomplete - domain knowledge, communication skills and the ability to understand the consequences of the code you produce will still be the most valuable skills for a programmer - in other words: the exact same things as today. | 88,945 | 8 |
37,059 | 37,060 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 19 | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 4,248,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | Express;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | All skills will remain valuable. "AI" is not AI, it's LLM. There's no intelligence there, just extremely advanced math and statistics. I don't think LLMs will become much more capable than they are now. Their best use is as personal assistants for small tasks in mobile phones. | 42,054 | 9 |
37,060 | 37,061 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;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);Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Perl;PHP;SQL | null | null | no
Rust, Go | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | no
no | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Laravel;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Cybersecurity | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | LanceDB;GitHub MCP Server;LangMem | yes | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | deepseek | 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 | Understanding the Problem with emotions and reason. | 92,812 | 8 |
37,061 | 37,062 | 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 | 1 | 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;Coding Bootcamp;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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 27,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Prolog;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Flutter
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Amazon DocumentDB
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Terraform;Yarn | Terraform;Yarn | Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 31,324 | 8 |
37,062 | 37,063 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NO FUCKING AI please! | Other (please specify):
AI first shit software | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
MONEY! | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 50,000 | Yes | C#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Asana;Azure Devops;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Other (write in):
wtf is this? | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | whomever is doing vibe coding should get banned from writing code! | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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 | Other (please specify): | critical thinking | 11,487 | 2 |
37,063 | 37,064 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,064 | 37,065 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 4 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Romania | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | BigQuery;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Maven (build tool) | Google Cloud;Maven (build tool) | Google Cloud;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | BitBucket
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;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, Software generated by LLM's must be understood and tested. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Communication | 69,609 | 3 |
37,065 | 37,066 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 610,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | yaml
yaml | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus | Ansible;Bun;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus | Bun;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 94,868 | 8 |
37,066 | 37,067 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
37,067 | 37,068 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | 5 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Kazakhstan | KZT Kazakhstani tenge | 24,000,000 | null | C++;Dart;Groovy;Kotlin;Python | TypeScript;Zig | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;Poetry | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Ninja;Podman;Poetry | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Ninja;Poetry | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | 46,337 | 7 |
37,068 | 37,069 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 4 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 22,880 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;OCaml;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Gleam | R;Rust;Gleam | R;Rust;Gleam | Nushell
Nushell | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | null | Cargo;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry | Cargo | Cargo | NA
NA | null | Angular;Django;jQuery;Axum | Axum | Axum | Leptos
Leptos | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | null | null | NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
Matrix | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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 | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking | 26,544 | 5 |
37,069 | 37,070 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 65,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Java;Python;Ruby;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;C++;Python | C#;C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Problem solving, lateral thinking, communication | 88,492 | 3 |
37,070 | 37,071 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;Gleam | GDScript;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Gel
NA | null | Cargo;Docker | Cargo;Docker | Cargo;Docker | uv
uv | Yes | Deno;FastAPI;Node.js | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | null | Aider;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
37,071 | 37,072 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Go;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Kotlin;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite;Supabase | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text | Android Studio;Sublime Text | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Fedora | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Medium | 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 | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 58,007 | 7 |
37,072 | 37,073 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Data scientist | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
Quality of documentation | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
Commute | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;uv | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Miro | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Only for hackathon-like settings. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Qdrant;ChromaDB;Milvus | null | LangChain;Haystack | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Requirements engineering, understanding the problem | null | 9 |
37,073 | 37,074 | 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 | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 17 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | null | JavaScript;Swift | Swift | Swift | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Cursor | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT | null | 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 | null | 98,612 | 5 |
37,074 | 37,075 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Django;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Hacker News | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | It should be because everyone can know everything and this AI tools allows us get an understanding of the concepts quickly and also helps in reducing the time.
| Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
37,075 | 37,076 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 17 | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Flask;NestJS;React;Vue.js | Angular;Flask;NestJS;Phoenix | Angular;Flask;NestJS | NA
NA | null | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;VSCodium | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | null | Asana;GitHub;Google Colab;Miro;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | 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.;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.;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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding the user's needs and matching feature requierements with the real world conditions. | null | 5 |
37,076 | 37,077 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 10 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;npm;Pip;Terraform | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;React | Flask;React | Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving | null | 8 |
37,077 | 37,078 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;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;Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Project manager | 20 to 99 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | null | 30 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Django;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;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 | 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 | Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | 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 | null | null | 9 |
37,078 | 37,079 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
QML | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack | Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack | Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | Django;Node.js;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | OpenProject
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Rarely | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Reviewing Code | 34,804 | 7 |
37,079 | 37,080 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Primary/elementary school | Retired | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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37,080 | 37,081 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Mozambique | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I do not use vibe coding nor plan to | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Ability to understand and own the compromises that will always exist in code | 150,000 | 10 |
37,081 | 37,082 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | Node.js;React;Symfony | Node.js;React;Symfony | Neos
Neos | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | Ollama | RAG;Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | 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 trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 46,406 | 6 |
37,082 | 37,083 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C;C++;Java;JavaScript | Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;H2;MongoDB | H2 | H2 | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm | Maven (build tool);npm | Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | 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;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. I despise "vibe coding". | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;Other (please specify): | null | 46,406 | 6 |
37,083 | 37,084 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 8 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 37,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;React | Angular;Deno | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Rider;Zed | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, absolutely not | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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 | null | 42,925 | 6 |
37,084 | 37,085 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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 | 9 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 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 | Debugging | null | null |
37,085 | 37,086 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 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);Other (please specify): | 2 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,086 | 37,087 | 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 | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Aider | Aider | Aider | emacs
emacs | Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | emacs
emacs | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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 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. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 104,413 | 8 |
37,087 | 37,088 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 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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37,088 | 37,089 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
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 | 1 | 3 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 120,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | null | Gradle;NuGet | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes;NuGet | Gradle;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Clickup;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | 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 | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 27,570 | 4 |
37,089 | 37,090 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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 | 15 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 63,600 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Windsurf;Xcode | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Xcode | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | 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;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 | Project planning | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes, it is | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | supabase | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Glean (Enterprise Agents);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Perplexity | 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 | communication, critical thinking | 63,600 | 6 |
37,090 | 37,091 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 7,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask;jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Vue.js | Flask;jQuery;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model | hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
Codeberg, GitTea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Job board;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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes and no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | 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. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The decision making process and reviewing code | 1,608 | 2 |
37,091 | 37,092 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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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 |
37,092 | 37,093 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 43 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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);Books / Physical media | 49 | Project manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
Capable of being used by both application programmers and system programmers | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | null | null | null | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Delphi;Visual Basic (.Net) | Delphi;Prolog;VBA | Delphi | Xojo
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Windsurf | Cursor;Windsurf | Cursor;Windsurf | Copilot, chatGPT
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Cursor, Windsurf
Cursor, Windsurf | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Yes, but not for complex tasks. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Personal previous experience. | null | null |
37,093 | 37,094 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Healthcare | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 74,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C++;Python | C++;Python | CUDA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | uv, pyenv
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not directly.
But most of my code comes from llm (chat gpt) but in chunks.
I don't integrate code with my ide if I am not sure of it. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Business domain knowledge.
A very niche programming language expertise. | 85,851 | 6 |
37,094 | 37,095 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 35 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | HTMX, Tailwind
HTMX, Tailwind | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira | bitbucket
bitbucket | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I use AI for isolated parts, or very specific issues. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | 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 | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 quick help troubleshooting | domain understanding, analytical thinking, algorithms | 69,609 | 5 |
37,095 | 37,096 | 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);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 13 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 130,000 | Yes | C;C++;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I use AI only for fixing issues or suggesting implementation methods | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Adaptability, problem-solving skill, communication, flexibility in decisions, good understanding of bussines | 29,867 | 8 |
37,096 | 37,097 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 156,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok 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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Problem solving and the capability to understand programming and how the tools work or should be used | 35,841 | 7 |
37,097 | 37,098 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
37,098 | 37,099 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 23 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Romania | EUR European Euro | 110,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System design and software architecture. | 127,616 | 8 |
37,099 | 37,100 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | FastAPI;WordPress | FastAPI;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Medium | Stack Overflow;Medium | Stack Overflow;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;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. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Programmers must understand code still | 69,609 | 9 |
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