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37,700 | 37,701 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Yarn | Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure | Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;Laravel;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | Kanbanize/Businessmap
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NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | null | Healthcare | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Croatia | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Datadog;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Datadog;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Datadog;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET;jQuery | ASP.NET;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Working with new technologies and tools
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NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 145,018 | 8 |
37,705 | 37,706 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 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);Books / Physical media;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, game or graphics | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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37,706 | 37,707 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Definitely a part of my work for e.g. creating prototypes or code that is "throw away" (e.g. a project that is only relevant for a specific amount of time). In all other cases, AI code is properly reviewed before use. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;Lovable.dev | 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 | Communication with other people and overseeing a project from a technical perspective | 69,609 | 9 |
37,707 | 37,708 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | null | null | null | Applied scientist | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | BigQuery | BigQuery | BigQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
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37,708 | 37,709 | 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) | 27 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 82,000 | 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 | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, this would be for proof of concept only. Perhaps to try a new technique but so far haven't found a use for it | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | Analytical thinking, being able to turn vague business requirements into coding requirements. Still need to understand what the code does and being able to debug | 111,636 | 6 |
37,709 | 37,710 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Swift | Dart;TypeScript | Dart | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | toqan
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Other (write in): | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | hell yeah | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | 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 | Redis;supabase | null | Llama Index;Ollama;Zapier | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | communication, work organization | 60,038 | 8 |
37,710 | 37,711 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 35 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
Documentation | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Rust;SQL;Swift;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Sublime Text;Xcode | Rider;Sublime Text;Xcode;Zed | Rider;Sublime Text;Xcode | Panic Nova Editor
Panic Nova Editor | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Linear | Linear | Linear | NA
NA | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. Use of LLM's takes me out of the flow, and slows me down. | 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.;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 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 | Knowledge of the company's data, processes, and business challenges. Also, the ability to do technical design, and maintain a strong conceptual understanding of the systems they're building. So, maybe they code debug a problem someday. ;) | 125,000 | 8 |
37,711 | 37,712 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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 | 40 | DevOps engineer or professional | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
Firebird | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS | AngularJS | AngularJS | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | goland
goland | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | nextcloud
nextcloud | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | 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);Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Hell no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | All the current ones | 162,523 | null |
37,712 | 37,713 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;PHP;Prolog;Python;R;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Drupal;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;Drupal;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;Drupal;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;visionOS | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;ChromeOS | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Problem solving, design, architecture | 125,000 | 7 |
37,713 | 37,714 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Support engineer or analyst | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 112,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Fortran;MATLAB;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
Rust, C++ | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Red Hat | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | null | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | 112,000 | 6 |
37,714 | 37,715 | 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) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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 | 312,000 | Yes | C;C++;Swift | C++;Swift | C++;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini;visionOS | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 312,000 | 8 |
37,715 | 37,716 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | 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 | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;PhpStorm | Nano;PhpStorm | Nano;PhpStorm | Augment Code
Augment Code | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;iPadOS | Ubuntu;Android | GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, vibe coding is an increasing part of my daily workflow as it can significantly reduce time it takes me to reach a proof-of-concept solution. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | pgvector | null | Ollama | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | Augment Code | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Ability to gather, process, and analyze business requirements to determine what are customer needs. Ability to be the bridge between the customer and AI tools. | 69,609 | 10 |
37,716 | 37,717 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Engineering manager | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Energy | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Bangladesh | USD United States dollar | 20,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | iOS | null | Clickup | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 20,000 | 5 |
37,717 | 37,718 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 170,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | sometimes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Marketing | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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 | pgvector | 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 | business analysis | 110,516 | null |
37,718 | 37,719 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 8 | 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 | 8 |
37,719 | 37,720 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python | Java;Kotlin;Python | Java;Python | Java, Typescript
Java, Typescript, Python | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Splunk | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Splunk;Terraform | Docker;Maven (build tool);Splunk | AWS, NPM
Terraform, Google Cloud | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Springboot, Angular
Angular, Springboot, Nodejs | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;LangGraph | Ollama;LangGraph | Langraph, Java | Langraph, Crew AI | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Jira;Miro | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving, Listening | null | 8 |
37,720 | 37,721 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | 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 | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 232,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitLab | GitLab | 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);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, and I'd fire anyone on the spot if they told me they thought it was a good idea, because it would clearly demonstrate incompetence. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability to reason. | 232,000 | 6 |
37,721 | 37,722 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | DevOps engineer or professional | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,722 | 37,723 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Product manager | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm | Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | Microsoft Azure;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Angular;Node.js;React;Svelte | Node.js | Stencil.js
Stencil.js | Yes | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, sometimes for rather uncommon tasks / outside of my main expertise, esp. for creating boilerplate / basic code structure to start with. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking, Judging approaches, solutions and implementatios, Capability to understand and explain requirements, functionality, ... (to AI and people) | 110,214 | null |
37,723 | 37,724 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Kazakhstan | KZT Kazakhstani tenge | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Svelte | FastAPI;Svelte | FastAPI;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Polars;uv;Ultralytics | uv | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch | null | GitHub;Miro;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | 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 | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | 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 | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | read the code. AI always will hallucinate | null | 10 |
37,724 | 37,725 | 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 | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Neon
Neon | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Angular;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Windsurf SWE
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | We tried it and it works in some circumstances. But we have mostly reverted to using chat functionality and applying changes that make sense out of the response instead of using agentic mode. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 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 | understanding and writing maintainable code. understanding of business requirements. understanding security implications. critical thinking to not just accept what AI produces or provides in terms of information. code reviewing. | 110,516 | 10 |
37,725 | 37,726 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | 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 | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 59,200 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;React | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | Preact
Preact | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 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 | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Yes, in the sense that I have to deal with it from others. No, in the sense that I don't do it, and don't plan to, and certainly don't plan to inflict it on others | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of them? | 80,596 | 7 |
37,726 | 37,727 | 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) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 197,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip | Splunk | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Dropwizard
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | 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 distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not in the slightest, nor do I believe it should be. I use AI to generate boiler plate code that is time consuming to type on my own, but always hand verify, edit, and document myself according to our internal standards. Understanding code and product is of the utmost importance. | 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 | 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 | "Coding is Easy, Software is hard." Architects still need to understand how complex systems interact, as well as how to debug nuanced pieces of code. I don't believe product specifications alone will be sufficient to generate robust, maintainable code. Ultimately, writing code is about communicating, both to the machine, other developers, and stakeholders. I don't think AI will be able to manage all of those effectively. | 197,000 | 9 |
37,727 | 37,728 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 7 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Other (please specify):
remote work | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Arch;ChromeOS | MacOS;Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | teams, slack
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Project planning | 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 | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no vibe coding for me
| No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | abstract problem solving | 100,000 | 7 |
37,728 | 37,729 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 45 | Applied scientist | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 160,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Python;R | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | 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.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 104,015 | null |
37,729 | 37,730 | 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 | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | 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);Books / Physical media | 25 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
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 | 4 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 900,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;F#;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;F#;TypeScript | C#;C++;F#;TypeScript | NA
Haskell | Yes | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman | Microsoft Azure;Podman | Microsoft Azure;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Svelte | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;RAG | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;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, it's not | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem solving. Humans can use tools created to solve a problem to solve another unrelated problem. | 163,833 | 8 |
37,730 | 37,731 | 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 (less than 10 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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | Albania | ALL Albanian lek | 5,732,910 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Poetry;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Poetry;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Trello | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | depends on what i do: sometimes. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Redis;Neo4j;Qdrant;pgvector | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;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 | null | 67,779 | 7 |
37,731 | 37,732 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 1 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 75,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
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37,732 | 37,733 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;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 | 10 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | 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 | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | C;Kotlin;Rust | Kotlin;Rust | Kotlin;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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37,733 | 37,734 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Other (please specify): | 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 (please specify): | 42 | Other (please specify): | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
good DevSecOps | Prohibitive pricing
Poor CI/CD | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 25 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells) | Shellspec DSL
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Make | Cargo | Cargo | GitHub workflows
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim | Neovim | deepwiki.com
deepwiki.com | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | overleaf.com, Shellspec, LaTeX
overleaf.com, Shellspec, LaTeX | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | I use a wide variety of free-to-use models, but not integrated. I use them as readers, not writers.
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, I will not include code in my projects that I do not understand. I use LLMs to _help_ me understand, and I will always challenge and explore during the conversation. I carefully control the context of source code we discuss, and both criticise and listen to criticism. It is very much an iterative two-way process, and I just want a non-judgemental entity to bounce ideas off. My target is higher quality, not a short-cut, and I definitely want to be able to legitimately defend my own copyright! | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Communication, documentation, people management and soft-skills. Overall guidance. These are all skills that are prevalent in the open source community by necessity. I see AI tools as partners, not replacements. I think that without human interaction, they'll end up going round and round in circles. | 18,071 | null |
37,734 | 37,735 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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37,735 | 37,736 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
Presence of AI or AI agents | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | redb
redb, libsql | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Make;npm;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;React;Axum | Node.js;React;Svelte;Axum | Node.js;React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Monday.com;Wikis | Wikis | Wikis | Forgejo
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
37,736 | 37,737 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify):;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 25 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python | JavaScript;Lisp;Python | JavaScript;Python | NA
Haskell | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | milvus
NA | Yes | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Supabase | Docker;pnpm;Podman | Docker;pnpm;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Cursor;Neovim | Cursor;Neovim | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I used it a bit for some SQL schema. It's not a big part of how I do things. I like code completion from AI in neovim the best. | No, but I 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Overall design, setting goals, and evaluating if the tool is working to spec. | 150,000 | 9 |
37,737 | 37,738 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 27 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Perl;SQL | Java;Kotlin;Perl;SQL | Java;Kotlin;Perl;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube | 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 | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Please no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Devops | 92,812 | 6 |
37,738 | 37,739 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | 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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37,739 | 37,740 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,740 | 37,741 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 36,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;NuGet;Pip;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet;Pip | Docker;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | 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.);Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | I'd rather go skydiving without a parachute. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Creativity. Real decision making. Empathy. Honesty. Being real. Knowing how to explain things. Empathy. Having a sense for style and art. Thinking more than a prompt ahead. Have I mentioned empathy? | 44,637 | 7 |
37,741 | 37,742 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | System administrator | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 4 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama;uv | null | null | Fedora | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;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 | 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;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | Communication, problem solving, debugging, code review | 71,510 | null |
37,742 | 37,743 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 58 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy 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 | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Minimally | 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 | null | null |
37,743 | 37,744 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | 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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37,744 | 37,745 | 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 | 28 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,745 | 37,746 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 120,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, PHP
Rust, Go, Python | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Firebase Realtime Database, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Supabase
Firebase Realtime Database, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Supabase | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Firebase;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS), Composer, Docker, Firebase, Netlify, npm, pnpm, Railway, Vercel, Vite, Webpack, Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Composer, Docker, Firebase, Netlify, npm, pnpm, Railway, Vercel, Vite, Webpack, Yarn | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Angular, AngularJS, Express, FastAPI, Next.js, Node.js, React, Ruby on Rails, WordPress
Angular, AngularJS, Express, FastAPI, Next.js, Node.js, React, Ruby on Rails, WordPress | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;WebStorm;Zed | Cursor;WebStorm;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Search for answers | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 87,550 | 9 |
37,746 | 37,747 | 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 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,747 | 37,748 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 20 | Applied scientist | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
Haskell | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | google cloud
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | deep knowledge of software systems that ai tools help develop. When the tools fail, you need the deep knowledge to fix the system, otherwise it will not get fixed. | null | 0 |
37,748 | 37,749 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 18 | Academic researcher | 500 to 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 | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 142,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | Rust;TypeScript | Rust;TypeScript | Fearless
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Terraform;Yarn | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform;Yarn | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React;Axum | Angular;React;Axum | Angular;React;Axum | Rocket
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Arch | MacOS;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | MicroPad
MicroPad | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it creates unmaintainable code with no clear architectural direction. It also struggles to do anything outside of what's popular (i.e. React CRUD apps and Python scripts) | 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. | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices | Reasoning and problem solving. Breaking down a complex task into constituent (and likely reusable) problems that can then be solved. An AI can do this but being able to do it as a developer is arguably what makes one a developer in the first place. Additionally, even if an AI can do this to some degree, then that just means that the tasks can get more complex for the human developer and more intricate software can be constructed. | 85,534 | 7 |
37,749 | 37,750 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | DevOps engineer or professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 44,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Oracle;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Elasticsearch;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;New Relic;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;New Relic;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;New Relic;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;uv | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | Clickup;GitHub | Clickup;GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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. | 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 | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 51,046 | 8 |
37,750 | 37,751 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
If it's actively manained | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Lua | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
SpacetimeDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Firebase;Heroku | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;Axum | Laravel | null | Actix
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 35,477 | 6 |
37,751 | 37,752 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 3 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | JavaScript | JavaScript | JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | Airtable | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Substack | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Choosing humans over machines, collaboration, communication, teamwork, strong computer science fundamentals, solid software engineering fundamentals, expertise of deep knowledge, community, people over profits, using AI as assistants but only as that. | 30,000 | null |
37,752 | 37,753 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;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 | 3 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,753 | 37,754 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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;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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 32 | Database administrator or engineer | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 261,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | 169,674 | 5 |
37,754 | 37,755 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 21 | 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) | 30 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
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37,755 | 37,756 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above;Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 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) | 5 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
Is written in Rust | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,756 | 37,757 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No this is something that I would only do when I'm not confident in the overall decision made around a feature/architecture and want confirmation that I would go ahead with that approach but i would not copy/paste a large amount of code from an llm into my codebase | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding business descriptions, making decisions about software or process that are not asked for or defined. Understanding complex problems and non standard problems. | 66,259 | 7 |
37,757 | 37,758 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 7 | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | null | null | 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;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Other Industry purpose (write in): | Personalized agent creation | 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. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
37,758 | 37,759 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 37,440 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not really. I don't really code that much at my job. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 37,440 | null |
37,759 | 37,760 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Coding Bootcamp | 2 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Peru | PEN Peruvian sol | 400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Maven (build tool);Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Angular;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Google Gemini | null | null | Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, it can help with scaffolding, giving ideas about how to solve problems, automatization. But not making appropriate use, weakens capabilities. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | creativity, legibility, purpose | 111 | 7 |
37,760 | 37,761 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,761 | 37,762 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, mobile | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 9 | Portugal | USD United States dollar | 5,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | null | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5,000 | null |
37,762 | 37,763 | 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.);Attending school (part-time) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Lua | C#;C++;Lua | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | Problem solving, efficiently building fit-for-purpose software. | 60,235 | 3 |
37,763 | 37,764 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 10 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 250,000 | Yes | Go;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python;SQL | Go;Python;SQL | Nim
Nim | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Next.js;React | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Windsurf;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Windsurf | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Clickup;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not quite, yet. But with new models and recent advances, the quality of produced code has improved a lot. I believe that I will be "vibe coding" everything soon. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Claude Code;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | Jules | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Communication, Problem Solving, Product Planning, Bussiness Management. | 45,509 | 8 |
37,764 | 37,765 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 27 | 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;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 27 | System administrator | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,765 | 37,766 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,766 | 37,767 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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 | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 1,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Prompting | 33,886 | 7 |
37,767 | 37,768 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 75,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Netlify;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Netlify;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
I rarely use Stack Overflow anymore (sorry) | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Developing new features and implementing technologies that are new. | 75,000 | 7 |
37,768 | 37,769 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 36 | Academic researcher | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);MATLAB;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);MATLAB;Python;R | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub;Notion;Trello | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Testing code | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit;Perplexity | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | flexibility, fast learning | 100,000 | null |
37,769 | 37,770 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Clickhouse | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Red Hat | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Discord | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Neutral | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | 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 | 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 | Redis | null | Ollama | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 0 |
37,770 | 37,771 | 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 | null | 25 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 28 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,771 | 37,772 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Express;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Express;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Azure Devops;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Azure Devops;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | 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 | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Somewhat | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem solving | null | 7 |
37,772 | 37,773 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,773 | 37,774 | 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 | 26 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 1,200,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL | python, SQL, JavaScript
python, SQL, JavaScript, Go | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask | Express;FastAPI;Flask | Express;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | RAG;Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 40,663 | 8 |
37,774 | 37,775 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 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 | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Vite | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Vite | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI 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 week | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Semantic Kernel | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | 10 |
37,775 | 37,776 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Work | Reliability and low latency
escalable | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 6 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of... | USD United States dollar | 500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | react
next | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | --
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | VSCodium | VSCodium | VSCodium | buzt
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Cohere: Command A | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges | Answer a question
NA | null | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | si | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have 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 | null | null | 500 | null |
37,776 | 37,777 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,777 | 37,778 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 36 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;MATLAB;Perl;PowerShell;Python | C;C++;MATLAB;Perl;Python | C;C++;MATLAB;Perl;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | co-pilot, emacs
co-pilot, emacs | Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | co-pilot default
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | never done it | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Ability to debug and think | 109,438 | 8 |
37,778 | 37,779 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;Go;PowerShell;R;Rust;SQL;Swift | C#;F#;PowerShell;R;Rust;SQL | Julia
Julia | null | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Webpack | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Webpack | Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Webpack | yeoman
yeoman | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | RStudio
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 100,000 | 8 |
37,779 | 37,780 | 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 | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Data engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | i have not used vibe coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Google Gemini | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 7 |
37,780 | 37,781 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 30 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,781 | 37,782 | 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);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | No | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 12,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;MATLAB;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Hugo, XAMPP
Hugo | Yes | Neovim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Claude | DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Claude | Debian | null | GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning 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 | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | I think it is, and it will be probably remain a huge part of it, as I am a student that has got this tool just in my early years of knowing how to code | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | I think that all the soft skills such as communication, team work, resilience, creativity, problem solving, etc. | 632 | null |
37,782 | 37,783 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 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);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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | XPF CFP franc | null | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL | null | null | SQL
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | AGILE. Understand and interpret requirements. Innovate new solutions for unsaid problems. Make coffee. Code. Understand the technology (git, stacks, infrastructure, auth). | null | 8 |
37,783 | 37,784 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | 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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37,784 | 37,785 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | South Korea | KRW South Korean won | 36,000,000 | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Cloudflare;NuGet | Cloudflare;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 26,457 | 9 |
37,785 | 37,786 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | null | null | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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37,786 | 37,787 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | 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) | 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) | 22 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Spring Boot | Deno;Spring Boot | Deno;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;Arch | Arch | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Logseq
Logseq | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 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 | Gemma
Gemma | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | 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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | ability to communicate efficiently | null | 5 |
37,787 | 37,788 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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 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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37,788 | 37,789 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | 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
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37,789 | 37,790 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Games or coding challenges | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | Assembly;C;Python;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | null | Trae
NA | Polars;Ollama;uv | Ollama;uv | Ollama;uv | null | null | Debian;Pop!_OS | Debian | GitHub | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | Not quite. I use AI to query concepts I'm not familiar with when I come across an unfamiliar topic in a library/framework. Better than googling and ending up in your sad cesspit | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | Project planning. Coming up with an idea and dreaming up how you'll bring ot to life is the most thrilling part of starting a new project (the rest is just sitting in front of a keyboard. Pretty sad, boring and sometimes frustrating) | null | null |
37,790 | 37,791 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Astro;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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 | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
37,791 | 37,792 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
37,792 | 37,793 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Other: | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | 60,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Go;Lua;PHP;SQL | PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js | Laravel | Laravel | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning | Testing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | flow buisnis | 3,677 | 8 |
37,793 | 37,794 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
37,794 | 37,795 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 15 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix | Phoenix;React | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | somewhat | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | ChromaDB | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine | 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 | translating ideas into code/prompts, best practices, common sense, analyse, big picture, deep understanding, modeling | 48,188 | 8 |
37,795 | 37,796 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | 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) | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | 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 | Software Development | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
37,796 | 37,797 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 190,000 | Yes | Python;TypeScript | Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;Next.js;React;Axum | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Typora
Typora | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose 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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Direct messaging of users | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices | system design, mental model, professional skills to copoloting AI | 26,464 | 6 |
37,797 | 37,798 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Microsoft Azure;Webpack | Cargo;Composer;Vite | Composer | Scoop
Scoop | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
CakePHP, Slim PHP, Spiral, something other than Laravel | Yes | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | YouTrack | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not yet, but of course management thinks it'll solve so many problems without looking further ahead at long term pro/con. It works fine for broad strokes and patterned changes. But fine tuning and special exceptions are less accurate or impact things they shouldn't. | 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 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 | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Specialized changes, tasks that don't follow broader patterns, accuracy and security verification, broad coverage tests | 105,000 | 6 |
37,798 | 37,799 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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) | 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) | 4 | AI/ML engineer | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | Remote | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | 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 |
37,799 | 37,800 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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;Coding Bootcamp | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Developer, back-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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | null | Yes | C++;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C++;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C++;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | 1
1 | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB | MariaDB;MongoDB | MariaDB;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Vite | Docker;npm;Vite | Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;React;Vue.js | Laravel;React;Vue.js | Laravel;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
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