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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Splunk | Pulumi, sbt
Pulumi, sbt | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Pop!_OS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
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NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Bookmark posts to look at later
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NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Confluence;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;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | 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;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code | 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 | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Writing scalable code for big code bases. | null | 7 |
37,604 | 37,605 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);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;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);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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 15,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Next.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony | Angular;Django;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Django;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting 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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Llama Index | null | Metero;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | In the next 3 to 5 years, the most valuable skills for developers will combine technical and human competencies. Technically, mastering artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analysis, full-stack development, and cybersecurity will be key. However, skills such as critical thinking, creativity, adaptability, and emotional intelligence will be equally essential to complement and enhance the use of AI. The ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams will make the difference. Developers will thus be able to provide innovative solutions and tackle complex challenges in a constantly evolving technological environment. | 790 | 8 |
37,605 | 37,606 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 19 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 2,600,000 | Yes | C;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | lmdb
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub | 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 | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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, code rabbit | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | code rabbit | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | proper code architecture and solutions. AI tends to pump out code, but it does not competly solve the issue. | 146,585 | null |
37,606 | 37,607 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 43 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | Nope | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | 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 | No | AgentGPT | No | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need quick help troubleshooting | No idea. I'm not a seer. | 250,000 | null |
37,607 | 37,608 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | 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 | 33 | Developer, game or graphics | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 165,000 | Yes | C#;Python | C# | C# | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider | Notepad++;Rider | Notepad++;Rider | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 191,424 | 10 |
37,608 | 37,609 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | null | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Papua New Guinea | PGK Papua New Guinean kina | null | Yes | PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | PowerShell;SQL | PowerShell;SQL | NA
Yes | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | 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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37,609 | 37,610 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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): | 15 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | Clickhouse;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Kubernetes;Terraform;Yarn | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Fedora | null | Coda;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code | null | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 98,612 | 7 |
37,610 | 37,611 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | 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;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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 440,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not quite, there are still many situations where human decisions are required for the outcome. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Human skills, multi facet professionals will be required | 80,096 | 10 |
37,611 | 37,612 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | null | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,612 | 37,613 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 13 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 22,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | Cassandra;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | Cassandra;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Splunk;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Splunk;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Splunk;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | React;Symfony | React;Ruby on Rails;Symfony;Vue.js | React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com | Confluence;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com | Confluence;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Job board | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | 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, in my own words I fucking hate vibe coding. I like to understand my code. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | AI will not be able to say why it did something, humans will be needed for reasoning. | 63,616 | 8 |
37,613 | 37,614 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 130,000 | 9 |
37,614 | 37,615 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 7 | 21 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 17,000,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;GDScript;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle;npm;Pip | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Yarn | Firebase;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Flask;Laravel;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony | Node.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | NO | 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding managers and clients | 14,502 | 8 |
37,615 | 37,616 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | AI/ML engineer | 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
37,616 | 37,617 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;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 | 5 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 9,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;WordPress | Symfony;Axum | Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No, but I use it to generate repetitive code, help find errors and understand code. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem |
Logical reasoning, practical considerations and planning, QA | 10,905 | 3 |
37,617 | 37,618 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Something I perceive will be around for a long time | Other (please specify):
Licensing issues | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;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;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
Don’t use it anymore really | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes. Despite having written a crazy number of lines of code in my career, I now say to the AI, “put me a loop in here that behaves like this” or similar instead of hand typing it. 95% of all my changes are done with very explicit instructions to ai. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Cybersecurity | Other specific task (write in): | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Redis;Fireproof;ChromaDB;Pinecone;mem0 | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Galileo;Honeycomb | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Transitioning more into the “what” rather than the “how”. Ie moving more into a product owner type roll. | null | 8 |
37,618 | 37,619 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | Algeria | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | I haven’t encountered any problems | no i use it to do repeated and easy jobs but most time its not perfect and never be close to idea or design that i want so i use it for small tasks not for creating a whole app | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | 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. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine;v0.dev | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 50,000 | 7 |
37,619 | 37,620 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 38 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 49 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
functionality | Poor usability
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 25 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | Cosmos DB;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | ParticipatoryDemocracyBackEnd
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | NO! | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | conventional programming techniques including data structures, debugging with print statements, using if statements, for loops and while loops and arrays | null | null |
37,620 | 37,621 | 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 | 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 | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 170,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;JavaScript | C#;Delphi;JavaScript | C#;Delphi;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Firebird
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | null | null | IntraWeb
IntraWeb | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | 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 month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Thinking out of the box. Propose different solutions for existing problems. | 102,400 | 8 |
37,621 | 37,622 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
Julia | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Netlify;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Netlify;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js | Django;Node.js | Django;Node.js | solid.js
solid.js | Yes | null | null | null | code-server
code-server | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | null | null | 52,207 | 7 |
37,622 | 37,623 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 9 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a 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 | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | null | null | NA
Haskell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;Vim | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | null | null |
37,623 | 37,624 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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 | 25 | Developer, front-end | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | null | 3 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PHP | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | null | null | IT operations | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 69,609 | 7 |
37,624 | 37,625 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | School | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;Dart;Java;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
37,625 | 37,626 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 27,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | 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 | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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.;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.;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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | How errors can be resolved faster without all those redundant explanations from ChatGPT. | 27,000 | null |
37,626 | 37,627 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis | MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Mistral AI models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Redis | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Architecture | null | 7 |
37,627 | 37,628 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 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 |
37,628 | 37,629 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 22,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm | Docker;npm;pnpm | Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | NO | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability to understand both the global context of a software project/product as well as focused context. And the ability to solve problems that were never seen before by the LLMs. | 18,767 | 8 |
37,629 | 37,630 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 32 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Splunk | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;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 | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | domain knowledge | null | null |
37,630 | 37,631 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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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37,631 | 37,632 | 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 | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Czech Republic | USD United States dollar | 52,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor | Android Studio | Android Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | not really | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Marketing | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | chopping wood, driving a car, drinking coffee | 52,000 | 9 |
37,632 | 37,633 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | null | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 1 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | null | null | C;Python | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells) | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,633 | 37,634 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | 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 | 15 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Python | Python;Ruby | Python | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Poetry | Cloudflare | Cloudflare | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic | Polars;Pydantic | Polars;Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;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 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | absolutely not | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 300,000 | null |
37,634 | 37,635 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 54 | 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 | 63 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | JavaScript;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm | Docker;npm | Docker;npm | rollup
rollup | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | Lit
Lit | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | experience that goes back further than AI reaches. | null | 10 |
37,635 | 37,636 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
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 | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Pip | Jenkins
NA | Yes | Flask;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | 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 | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Sometimes I will vibe code individual small files in Vue.js, or I will vibe code a modification to a visualization tool I wrote months ago, but I rarely use it for the work I am serious about getting perfect and working with for years to come. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | I believe understanding a problem thoroughly will remain a valuable skill for the future of development. It's only through understanding both the problem and the potential solutions that one can interface effectively with AI systems. If one doesn't have that skill, there will be no way to communicate what you want to the AI system. | 140,000 | 9 |
37,636 | 37,637 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 18 | Developer, game or graphics | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
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 | 2 | 4 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 127,700 | Yes | C;C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;Swift | C;C#;C++;Swift | C;C#;C++;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm | null | null | CMake
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;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 don’t use AI tools regularly | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | 75,734 | 9 |
37,637 | 37,638 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 11 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | 16 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | SurrealDB
SurrealDB | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);pnpm;Podman;Vite | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;pnpm;Podman;Vite | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Deno, Nala
LXD, Deno, Nala | Yes | Deno;Node.js;Svelte | Deno;Svelte | Deno;Svelte | Ktor
Ktor | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | Confluence;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | Confluence;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | Gitea
Gitea | Discord | Discord | Discord | Guilded
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Definitely not | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | Using their brains and the skill of reading | null | 9 |
37,638 | 37,639 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, 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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Netlify;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | npm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No at all. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | 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.;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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Honeycomb | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creativity, out of the box thinking | null | 10 |
37,639 | 37,640 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Terraform | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | 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;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | Other (write in): | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | yes. AI work great on common issues, but anything specific require hand-holding. | 87,550 | 8 |
37,640 | 37,641 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Data engineer | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 11 | 2 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | GDScript;Python;R;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Splunk;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | npm;Pip | npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | Azure Devops;Google Colab | Azure Devops;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | null | null | 9 |
37,641 | 37,642 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 3,200,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Claude Code;Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | use vibe coding for Poc good. Use vibe coding for commercial projects - bad and sad | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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.;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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase | v0 | LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | fundamentals, solid, patterns, data structures, algorithms, etc. Even if AI can provide perfect code . Engineers must be able to approve this quality | 76,692 | 8 |
37,642 | 37,643 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 210,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Perl;Scala;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp | Java | NA
Clojure (a Lisp) | Yes | Oracle | null | null | HBase
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;Splunk | Kubernetes | Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | null | null | Oracle Code Assist
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Clickup;Confluence;Markdown File;Obsidian | Clickup;Confluence;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Ability to understand, navigate and solve novel or complex problems. Creative and resourceful thinking. Ability to communicate effectively with other human beings. Ability to mentor junior developers. | 210,000 | 7 |
37,643 | 37,644 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | 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 |
37,644 | 37,645 | I am learning to code | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | Assembly | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | Don't apply | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | 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 | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Don't apply | 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 | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Don't apply | null | null |
37,645 | 37,646 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
Anything_that_gets_me_a_job, | null | null | null | null | NA
Anything_that_gets_me_a_job | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
Anything_that_gets_me_a_job | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Aider;Bolt;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Fleet,
Anything_that_gets_me_a_job | null | null | null | null | Anything_that_gets_me_a_job | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Other (write in): | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, though AI was not coding yet when I was fired from my most recent position. However, I would start updating my resume if this became an expectation in a position! | No, and I don't plan to | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Skills that will "kit" ASD coders out of the market. We will go from ASD (~10% of the population, for the sake of argument,) being MORE than 10% of the developer population to a tiny minority. Developers will mostly be the most socially skilled, since that will be all humans will be able to contribute to the process, UNLESS we reign in AI NOW. ASD folks are also difficult to re-skill for other things. HR used to be the biggest threat to ASD employment; now it's AI because, by the admission of AI's biggest fans, "soft skills" is all that humans have left to contribute. (I'd ban AI entirely, but that's me being logical and realizing it's the next Facebook and actually reading the science on how damaging social media has been for paltry "gains" and being utterly uninterested in reading this script play out again. At least when social media cost jobs, it was because of nudes or political hot takes!) | null | 5 |
37,646 | 37,647 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lua | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lua | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;npm | APT;Make | APT;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 6 |
37,647 | 37,648 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 17 | Developer, QA or test | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C#;Java;Python | C#;Java;Python | C#;Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 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 | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Experience. It's not a hard skill, but a soft one. And it is paramount. | 120,000 | null |
37,648 | 37,649 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);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 | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;New Relic;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;New Relic;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;React;Symfony | Laravel;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js | Laravel;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;PhpStorm | PhpStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Wikis | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Only in a very limited amount | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Working with new langauges, libraries, and techniques -- because AI models are limited in how up-to-date they are. | 140,000 | 7 |
37,649 | 37,650 | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran | Bash/Shell (all shells);C | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | c23 | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab | null | null | Phabricator
Phabricator | Reddit;Hacker News | Hacker News | Hacker News | 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 | Message Boards | 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, but I plan to soon | Favorable | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | 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 | Designing and implementing solutions. | 116,733 | 9 |
37,650 | 37,651 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,651 | 37,652 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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) | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
37,652 | 37,653 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 9 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 1,700,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Dart;Kotlin;MicroPython;Rust | null | NA
solidity | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Neo4J | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;MSBuild;npm;Pip;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Xcode | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini;Ultralytics | Large Language Model | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | Airtable;Azure Devops;Clickup | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers | Writing code | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not really as certian technicality is required from expereince, vibe coding gives less confidence in terms of security, maintainability, and general debuging knowledge | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Idea brain storming of the immediate enviroment problems a modeling senerios for proper implementation of solutions | 1,098 | 10 |
37,653 | 37,654 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 36 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;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 | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | For that time horizon, I don't think any of my skills will become less useful. 10-20 years, we could talk. But the most valuable skill of understanding an solving complex problems won't change. | 125,000 | 7 |
37,654 | 37,655 | 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 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | System administrator | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 5 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 15,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | UI design, Software architecture | 15,905 | null |
37,655 | 37,656 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | Morocco | MAD Moroccan dirham | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Assembly;C++;Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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 | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | All of them | null | null |
37,656 | 37,657 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 5 | System administrator | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Informix
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Docker;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, that does not sound scalable or safe | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Cybersecurity | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | I think people who don't learn to use AI with their work will be replaced by someone who has. | 120,000 | null |
37,657 | 37,658 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;F#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | 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 | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | null | 150,000 | 3 |
37,658 | 37,659 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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37,659 | 37,660 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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);Coding Bootcamp;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 | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Angola | AOA Angolan kwanza | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Notion;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | Daily or almost daily | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | 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 | null | null |
37,660 | 37,661 | 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 | 13 | 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 | 21 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,661 | 37,662 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 20 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 9 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 18,410 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | handmade, diy
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Kate
Kate | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;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 daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Not really, altho as experiments or prototypes we do. We might even use it to generate little demos to work from or test our larger codebase to work on. For example, we would have a API defined, thats not public known, give a AI its deschribtion and or documentation, and ask it to write either an example to talk to it, or write the API implementation and see what it does differently. We do this sometimes multiple times, using slightly different prompts and determine if we might need to change our end of the code/docs or could improve somewhere. or, also often, just fun, and dont use any of the AI generated code or replies. The experiment gave us satisfaction with what we had produced | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have 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 improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of them, it be good to do all skills even if you have AI offline tools, because youll be able to check its behavior, ask why it does it in a certain way and adapt to new techniques if AI is unable to. so far, AI hasnt shown it can adapt really well when its tricky new ways look alott like another thing yet differs in important ways. | 21,358 | null |
37,662 | 37,663 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 6 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Docker;npm;Vite | Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js | Angular;AngularJS;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad 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 | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 40,605 | 9 |
37,663 | 37,664 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Rust;Zig | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;Redis;Cockroachdb | Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2 |
37,664 | 37,665 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,700,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | BAF, 1С:Предприятие
BAF, 1С:Предприятие | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J | Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J | Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J | NA
NA | null | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | YouTrack | YouTrack | YouTrack | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 40,743 | 8 |
37,665 | 37,666 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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) | 25 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 8 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 252,440 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;OCaml;Rust;Scala | Rust | Rust | Coq, Haskell
Coq, Haskell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim;RustRover | Claude Code;Neovim;RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Fedora | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Outline
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;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 | OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | DeepSeek R1 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to validate and debug AI output. The ability to reason at a high-level to guide AI toward alternative solutions. | 252,440 | 8 |
37,666 | 37,667 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | Prefer not to say | null | Not employed | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Other (please specify): | 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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37,667 | 37,668 | 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 | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 24 | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | 40 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | The art of troubleshooting | 150,588 | 10 |
37,668 | 37,669 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 40 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Ansible, Terraform
Ansible, Terraform | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Dynamodb;MongoDB;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Node.js | Express;FastAPI;Node.js | Express;FastAPI;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | 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 | 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 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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Architecture, solution design, change management, review, decision making | null | 8 |
37,669 | 37,670 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 | null | 17 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | C#;Python | C#;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger | hostinger | hostinger | null | null | Windows;Android | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I want to feel authentic and original | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 36,407 | null |
37,670 | 37,671 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 2 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Fastify;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Fastify;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Fastify;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Only to build tools that make my job easier and do not constitute a risk, especially if the task would require me to spend time to learn a new technology that I only need to use once. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Mostly Software testability but also software design, quality, modularity, code readability, making decisions, analyse problems | 121,815 | 8 |
37,671 | 37,672 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges | null | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
ไม่มีความรู้เรื่องภาษาอังกฤษและสิ่งที่ทำให้เกิดความผิดพลาดในการทำคือการแปลภาษาแล้วไม่เข้าใจความหมายของการแปลภาษาและบางเนื้อหาไม่สามารถแปลได้เท่ากับไม่รู้เลย ใช้กาดคาดเดาความหน้าจะเป็น | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 7 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | 4,500 | null | Elixir;Rust;Scala;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;Swift;Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Swift | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase | Cassandra;Datomic;H2;InfluxDB;Oracle;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey | null | 2
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Podman;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yandex Cloud | Chocolatey;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Webpack;Yarn | null | 1
7 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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37,672 | 37,673 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,673 | 37,674 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 2 | Other (please specify): | 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 | Poor usability
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Prolog;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;React | Flask;Next.js;React | Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Writing code will still be valuable but more people will be able to do it, scalability and documentation will increase in value. Entremeneurship will become more common. | null | null |
37,674 | 37,675 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | No | null | null | null | NA
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37,675 | 37,676 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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37,676 | 37,677 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 42 | 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, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | null | null | Vertica
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, integration, coding, design | 110,000 | 9 |
37,677 | 37,678 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 2 | DevOps engineer or professional | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 7 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 63,600 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | null | null | terraform
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Valkey | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Docker;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;FastAPI | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to operate in the environment with low predictability and low clarity | 63,600 | null |
37,678 | 37,679 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 5,850,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3,777 | 5 |
37,679 | 37,680 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 33 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
37,680 | 37,681 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 51 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 37 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | C++;Java;SQL;VBA | C++;SQL | C++;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make | Docker;Make | Docker;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | gedit
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub | Trello | null | Teams
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Ha, never heard of this. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | 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 | Th ability to conceive of solutions to real world problems. | 160,000 | 4 |
37,681 | 37,682 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Assembly;C;Elixir;Go;Rust | 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 | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vibe coding is a stupid practice and stupid idea by itself that is just a hype for bottom-of-the-barrel devs. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Brain, critical-thinking, AIs DO NOT think; they "pattern match". | null | 9 |
37,682 | 37,683 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 45 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Python;SQL;VBA | Java;JavaScript;MATLAB | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Oracle;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild | Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | null | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Discord | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation | null | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Solving complex problems. | 140,000 | 5 |
37,683 | 37,684 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
popularity / trending / industry adoption | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 450,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CosmosDB, Kusto
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Webpack | null | null | nx
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | copilot in vs code
copilot in vs code | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 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 | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code | deep and intuitive ux understanding, direct interactions with human users / consumers, some role of humans supporting humans emotionally | 132,364 | 5 |
37,684 | 37,685 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 21 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
Easy to use | Poor usability
NA | null | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | YAML
YAML | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, partially | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 7 |
37,685 | 37,686 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Databricks SQL | Databricks SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Terraform | Airflow
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Implementing business logic, coding more complex problems | 165,000 | 9 |
37,686 | 37,687 | 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 | 29 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 29 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 520,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 520,000 | 10 |
37,687 | 37,688 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above;Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 26 | 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;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify):;Books / Physical media | 3 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;F#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Elixir;F#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | C;C#;C++;F#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite;Pocketbase | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Clickhouse;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite;Pocketbase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;LangGraph;uv;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;LangGraph;uv;visionOS | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;NixOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | null | Amazon Titan models;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Amazon Titan models;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 weekly | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Always wanting to learn, be original in searchable ideas and work ethical practices should never change if utilizing however (if chosen) AI in personal and or business development and business applications. | null | null |
37,688 | 37,689 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | 900,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;MATLAB;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django | Angular;Django;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Django | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, Vibe Coding can work but it lead to more technical debt. It is better to use AI code with more understanding of it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | problem-solving | 10,462 | 8 |
37,689 | 37,690 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | null | Yes | Dart;Java;Kotlin | Dart;Java;Kotlin | Dart;Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no 'cause it will be very difficult to maintain | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | software engineer | null | null |
37,690 | 37,691 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Julia
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker | APT;Chocolatey;Docker | APT;Chocolatey;Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Julia discourse
Julia discourse | 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 | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | actually understanding what the code does | null | null |
37,691 | 37,692 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 45 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;JavaScript;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;Delphi;SQL | C#;Delphi;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Firebird
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Embarcadero Delphi
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 180,000 | 6 |
37,692 | 37,693 | 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);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 11 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Bangladesh | USD United States dollar | 40,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Astro;FastAPI;Node.js;React | Angular;Astro;Node.js;React | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | null | Direct messaging of users;Job board | null | Neutral | null | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 40,000 | 7 |
37,693 | 37,694 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | There are too many mistakes that I encounter to even consider using AI to generate large portions of code, let alone a whole application. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | There still has to be a connection between the project owner and the developers. The developers can let the PO know what is possible to do and how efficiently it will operate. There are still problems AI can't figure out, like setting up servers and making sure proper network ports are open for an app to be able to run. | 130,000 | 9 |
37,694 | 37,695 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete 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 | 3 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Prolog;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Pip | Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure | vcpkg
vcpkg | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Xcode | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Xcode | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | copilot
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 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 | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I 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 | Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking, determining the specifics of the problem that needs solving. | null | 8 |
37,695 | 37,696 | I am learning to code | 25-34 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 | 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;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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | South Korea | KRW South Korean won | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;TypeScript | C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Redis;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Job board;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 daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
37,696 | 37,697 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
37,697 | 37,698 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | null | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | null | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
191910 | Yes | null | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | null | Message Boards | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | null | 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 | 10 |
37,698 | 37,699 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 25 | Finland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot | Vaadin, Hilla
Vaadin, Hilla | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Emacs
Emacs | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | iOS;Debian;Arch;iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Job board;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 | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Ability to understand what the customer actually wants to build | null | 8 |
37,699 | 37,700 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | 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);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 | 32 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 21 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 112,860 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;Google Workspace;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | null | null | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 complex systems - code generators can handle bits and pieces, but can't be trusted to ask the right questions in order to satisfy a customer's request to "modernize my existing application stack while resolving outstanding bugs."
Debugging and bug hunting - already well documented.
Requirements gathering - if a customer comes to me asking to "build a web application to replace my existing desktop app," I rely on years of experience building and maintaining software systems in order to know which follow-up questions to ask, and when to push back on naive requests in order to guide the customer to a solution that actually meets their needs. I have zero confidence that any LLM is going to match that skillset - ever. | 112,860 | null |
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