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38,800 | 38,801 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Product manager | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | jQuery;Laravel | jQuery;Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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Excellent Documentation | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | null | Daily or almost daily | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4 |
38,805 | 38,806 | 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.) | null | null | null | 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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38,806 | 38,807 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 13 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 159,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Splunk | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Splunk | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I believe all current skills (flexibility, perseverance, language comprehension, issue decomposition, problem resolution, etc.) will remain valuable as AI cannot sufficiently compete with humans. Even the current models are so resource-heavy that they're costly and so user-pleasing that they are not trustworthy, but even if AI becomes trustworthy and more cost-effective, these skills will still be necessary and a human-in-the-loop will still be needed. | 159,000 | 8 |
38,807 | 38,808 | 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) | 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;Blogs or podcasts | 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);Books / Physical media | 22 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | C++;Python;Rust | C++;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;MSBuild;Pip | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Pip | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | c++builder
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | Azure Devops;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 9 |
38,808 | 38,809 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 | null | 20 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Energy | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 50 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Kotlin;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Make;Ninja;NuGet;Pip;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor;Flask;Vue.js | Django | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Redmine;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
38,809 | 38,810 | 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 | 30 | 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 | 35 | Developer, back-end | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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38,810 | 38,811 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | I prefer not to say | null | null | 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 | null | Project manager | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | 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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38,811 | 38,812 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 17 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 0 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Java;Lua;Prolog;Python;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Python;SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Datomic;DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Pocketbase;Valkey | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Terraform | APT;Make;Maven (build tool);Podman;Supabase | APT;Make;Maven (build tool);Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | uv | uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;NixOS | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Hacker News | Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding the problem, talking to stakeholders, systems thinking | null | null |
38,812 | 38,813 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Government | Other (please specify):
Remote work allowed | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 162,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 162,000 | 5 |
38,813 | 38,814 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 2 | Student | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Authentication/safety | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not currently vibing, but there's no reason not to. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;LangMem | null | Llama Index;LangChain;Haystack | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creativity as far as taking the AI foundation and building upon it. Taking what you want and fine tuning it | null | null |
38,814 | 38,815 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 | null | null | null | NA
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38,815 | 38,816 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 3 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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38,816 | 38,817 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Student | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Mojo | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;npm;Pip | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip | Homebrew;npm;Pip | NA
NA | null | Node.js | Deno;Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;visionOS | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well 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;Other (write in): | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Critical thinking | null | null |
38,817 | 38,818 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Apache Iceberg
Apache Iceberg | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform | uv
uv | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Polars;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | LanceDB;ChromaDB;pgvector | null | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | security and creativity | 160,000 | 9 |
38,818 | 38,819 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 55 | 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 | 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) | 55 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
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38,819 | 38,820 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 9 | 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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38,820 | 38,821 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 33 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
Does not require managing lots of dependencies | Other (please specify):
Use of AI or AI agents | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL | Assembly;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;PHP | Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;PHP | slope, scheme, felise, forth
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman | APT;Make | APT;Make | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Vue.js;WordPress | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | null | Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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. I will not voluntarily cede my professional skill to a software agent. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | None. I worry that we will no longer be developers in any meaningful sense of the word. Not for paid work anyway. | null | 5 |
38,821 | 38,822 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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38,822 | 38,823 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;C++;SQL | Rust;SQL | SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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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;Large Language Model | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Co-pilot in VS
Co-pilot in VS | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
38,823 | 38,824 | 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.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 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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38,824 | 38,825 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | 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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38,825 | 38,826 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Remote | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 30 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | TomEE
TomEE | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Cursor;Nano;VSCodium | Cursor;Nano;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Other (write in): | Vibe coding is not part of my job. It's obvious when someone is using AI tools in this way because the code is simply unmaintainable and hidden bear traps. I would leave the field if my future became primarily reviewing AI slop. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Tabnine | Cursor | 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 | Seriously? All of them. Duh. This bubble will pop and AI will just be another tool that doesn't necessarily replace anything. | 120,000 | 8 |
38,826 | 38,827 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above;Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 8 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
38,827 | 38,828 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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);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 | 30 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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38,828 | 38,829 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 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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38,829 | 38,830 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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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38,830 | 38,831 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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 | 15 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 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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38,831 | 38,832 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 9 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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38,832 | 38,833 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp | 2 | Data scientist | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4 |
38,833 | 38,834 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | C;C#;C++;Go;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;WordPress | React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Vim | VSCodium;Zed | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | uv | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Complex and comprehensive coding | 125,000 | 9 |
38,834 | 38,835 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 18,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;npm;Vite | Docker;Gradle;Vite | Docker;Gradle;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Axum | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Axum | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Gitea
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not at the moment | 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 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding code and reviewing, especially for security-related issues | 20,883 | 5 |
38,835 | 38,836 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 116,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | 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 | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Security considerations, deployment considerations, interoperability and integration considerations for modules of larger systems. | 116,000 | 7 |
38,836 | 38,837 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 2 | Database administrator or engineer | 20 to 99 employees | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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38,837 | 38,838 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 32 | 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) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Gambas
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;jQuery;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | CGPT, Claud
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Not at this time but it will be | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server | Copilot | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Logic, prompt engineering which is to say effective communication of ideas/concepts, big picture understanding, creativity | 170,000 | null |
38,838 | 38,839 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | null | In-person | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Vaadin
Vaadin, htmx | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | being good at explaining, having a good understanding of your technology | null | null |
38,839 | 38,840 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | 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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38,840 | 38,841 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 50 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Odin
Odin | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Ruby on Rails;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Ubuntu | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | 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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | All current | 111,594 | 3 |
38,841 | 38,842 | I am learning to code | 35-44 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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38,842 | 38,843 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 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) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 45 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
Poor documentation and support | Manufacturing | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | null | Canada | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | TurboDB
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | 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;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications | 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 | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | null | null |
38,843 | 38,844 | 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 | None of the above | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 9 | Cyprus | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | C;C++;GDScript | Assembly;C;GDScript | C;GDScript | haxe
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim | Nano | Nano | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Fedora | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Markdown File | null | todo.txt
NA | YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | lobste.rs
lobste.rs | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | 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;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | understanding how stuff works, curiosity, using your own brain and knowledge | 104,413 | null |
38,844 | 38,845 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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38,845 | 38,846 | 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) | 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);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;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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38,846 | 38,847 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 40 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 25 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 1,000,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Python;SQL | C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | InfluxDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | RAD Studio, IAR
RAD Studio, IAR | Delphi 12+ Athens | Large Language Model;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | Creativity, structured planning, ethical considerations, integrity | 56,379 | null |
38,847 | 38,848 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 3 | 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);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 70,000 | Yes | C;C++;Fortran;MATLAB;Python;Rust | OCaml;Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | handrolled NAS
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;VSCodium;Zed | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Ollama | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | lolno | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Compiler internals. Multithreaded atomics. Defensive programming. Hardware programming. Ability to read in between the lines of client requirements. Working in regulated industries where AI just isnt allowed | 54,679 | null |
38,848 | 38,849 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Cargo;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Ninja;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Hugo
NA | Yes | Neovim | null | null | Kate
Kate | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Long-form articles | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
38,849 | 38,850 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 35 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Groovy;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Having a brain and being capable of thinking without hallucinating every second sentence. Being able to hold a context that is effectively infinite compared to current AI agents. | null | 9 |
38,850 | 38,851 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 16,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;React | Astro;Next.js;Phoenix;Vue.js | Astro | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 16,000 | null |
38,851 | 38,852 | 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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38,852 | 38,853 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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38,853 | 38,854 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 29 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 3,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Firebird
Firebird | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Docker | Docker | Proxmox
Proxmox | Yes | null | null | null | TMS Webcore, Delphi
TMS Webcore, Delphi | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Delph
Delph | Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch | Google Workspace;Notion | null | null | Nextcloud, OpenProject
Nextcloud, OpenProject | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;X Grok models | NA
NA | No | 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 | Message Boards | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Being able to think critically. Know how to prompt AI's. Don't go for the latest bling cause it's new. Be prepared to defend older more stable languages. Don't trust garbage collectors and AI code outright. | 169,137 | 9 |
38,854 | 38,855 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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;Books / Physical media | 43 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
38,855 | 38,856 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 40 | 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;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 | 40 | Product manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;MSBuild | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;MSBuild | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | RAD Studio
RAD Studio | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | null | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not currently. But planning on trying it out | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Verbal/written communication skills, problem solving, creativity/design, abilty/capacity to learn new things | null | null |
38,856 | 38,857 | 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 | 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);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 | 24 | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | 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 | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 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 | problem solving and solation design | 69,609 | 8 |
38,857 | 38,858 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | Prefer not to say | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | 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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38,858 | 38,859 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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38,859 | 38,860 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Perl;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | TCL
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Helix
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Red Hat | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | '- Having a very deep understanding of the problems and tools, and being able to make decisions informed by external context (e.g. social/political factors).
- Being able to understand truly novel problems - ones which likely have never appeared in open source codebases. | 81,685 | 9 |
38,860 | 38,861 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 16 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Easy-to-use API
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 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL | Elixir;Rust | Elixir;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Terraform | Cargo;Docker | NA
NA | null | Deno;FastAPI;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Deno;FastAPI;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Deno;FastAPI;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 109,438 | 8 |
38,861 | 38,862 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | 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 | 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) | 23 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 178,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;Amazon Redshift | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Dynamodb;MySQL | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | For new projects, we would use vibe coding as part of the development cycle | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 129,866 | null |
38,862 | 38,863 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp | 12 | Developer, game or graphics | 500 to 999 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 7 | India | INR Indian rupee | 4,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | 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 | 46,496 | null |
38,863 | 38,864 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 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 | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | absolutely not. I'm using AI to help me and not to replace me. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | Copilot, Syntex, Microsoft | Zapier | Copilot, syntex, Microsoft | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | All the soft skills will remain valuable and all the expert skills too. | null | null |
38,864 | 38,865 | 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) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 11 | Developer, game or graphics | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 6 | Romania | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust | Go;Lua;Rust | Lua;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Job board | 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 | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | codebase blueprinting | null | 6 |
38,865 | 38,866 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of... | USD United States dollar | 12,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Go;Python;Scala;TypeScript | Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vercel | Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Vue.js | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Pydantic | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Based on that definition, I do vibe coding but not all the time. I start by prompting the LLM to do something (create, improve, test, whatever), then approving or rejecting changes, refining with further prompts, asking for more things, and so on, while tweaking a few things manually; however, if the LLM is wide off the mark or repeatedly fails to do things as I envision, I do things manually before moving on. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | GitHub Copilot | Cursor | 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 | The same fundamental skills required for software engineering: logic, abstract reasoning, pattern recognition, etc. It's just that the top-level developers will remain and thrive augmented by AI while the rest, especially the juniors, will suffer. | 12,000 | 7 |
38,866 | 38,867 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 18 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 410,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MicroPython;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MicroPython;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite;Pocketbase | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud | Docker;Google Cloud | deno
deno | Yes | Deno;Express;Node.js | Deno;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Deno;Express;Node.js | htmx
htmx | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Android Studio;Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Android Studio;Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS;NixOS | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding how to architect complex problems. Understanding user needs and what quality software is. | 410,000 | null |
38,867 | 38,868 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Datadog;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Chocolatey;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Next.js | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Deno;Django;Drupal;Next.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js | Cakephp, laravel
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch;Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Videos;Direct messaging of users | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not al all | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | 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 | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding the final users | null | 6 |
38,868 | 38,869 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Applied scientist | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;OCaml;Zig;Gleam | null | Haskell
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;DuckDB;Valkey | null | LiteFS
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Podman | Bun | null | Nix, Buck2, esbuild, fly.io
NA | Yes | Deno;Flask;React;Axum | Astro;Phoenix | null | Fresh
Halogen, htmx | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | null | null | Helix
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;iPadOS;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 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 | Bad 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;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 | High level design, working with novel technologies, security sensitive work | null | null |
38,869 | 38,870 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 37 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Suitability to my needs | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Haskell, Smalltalk
Haskell, Smalltalk | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | null | jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Angular;Node.js;React;Svelte | Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. I have occasionally asked coding-related questions to an AI agent, but I write my own code. I only use AI as one more source of information, and one which is not very reliable and needs to be cross-checked. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Copilot, OpenAI API. | Vertex AI | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creativity, capability to truly understand problems and see the big picture, logical reasoning. | null | 9 |
38,870 | 38,871 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | null | 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 | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java | Lisp;Prolog | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | Forgejo
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | Mastodon, Mattermost, Discourse
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Vibe coding is one of the most stupid things I have heard, sounds as stupid as astrology is | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | 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 the current ones | 104,413 | 6 |
38,871 | 38,872 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 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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38,872 | 38,873 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 14 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Expert mentors
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 | 115,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | DuckDB | null | Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse (Spark Metadata Catalog and SQL Analytics Endpoint). Azure Synapse Serverless SQL Analytics Endpoint
Spark Metadata Catalog | Yes | Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Markdown File | 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 | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Team collaboration and reltionship building. Refining requirements. User acceptance testing. Assignment prioritization. Company/workplace political savvy. Self/Team promotion and marketing. Conflict resolution. | 115,000 | 6 |
38,873 | 38,874 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Books / Physical media | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | null | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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38,874 | 38,875 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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38,875 | 38,876 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 50 | 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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38,876 | 38,877 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | Cloud infrastructure engineer | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | 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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38,877 | 38,878 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 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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38,878 | 38,879 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | null | null | 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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38,879 | 38,880 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 81,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | 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);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | It seems like it is planned to be partially used. I don't trust it enough yet to do this. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | 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 | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Adaptability and the ability to learn. Also need to be able to work with AI efficiently. | 81,000 | 10 |
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38,881 | 38,882 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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 | 7 | Student | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 110,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 17,107 | null |
38,882 | 38,883 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 46 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Netlify;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vercel | Netlify;npm;Pacman;Vercel | Netlify;npm;Pacman;Vercel | Yum (DNF)
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Arch;iPadOS;Fedora | null | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
38,883 | 38,884 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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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38,884 | 38,885 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 34 | 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) | 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 | 44 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Delphi;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Lua | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | DuckDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Delphi DMVC Framework
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Delphi/RAD Studio, SQL Server Management Studio
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | null | null | HelpNDoc
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. When I use AI, it is to assist and teach me how to complete a specific task. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | All of the skills that developer's have had since software development started. | null | 9 |
38,885 | 38,886 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;npm;Pacman;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | exchanging with different teams anf follow their vision | 40,605 | 3 |
38,886 | 38,887 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
Good documentation | Prohibitive pricing
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
No AI usage | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 7 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python | C#;C++;GDScript;Go;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;Zig | GDScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python | Nix, Unreal BuildGraph (XML), Ansible (YAML)
Nix, Ansible (YAML) | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus | Pulumi, cdktf
Pulumi | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;VSCodium | Kate
Kate | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | 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;Other (write in): | 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 | As people rely more on AI and less on their own capabilities, their inherent skills and abilities will atrophy. People who treat AI sceptically will outperform AI users in code quality and collaborative ability. | 91,198 | 7 |
38,887 | 38,888 | 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 | Attending school (full-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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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38,888 | 38,889 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 0 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Go;JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;uv | c++23;uv | c++23;uv | null | null | MacOS;Debian | MacOS;Debian | Jira | Linear | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Classic knowledge will be valuable, as developers stop thinking with their own brains. | 36,407 | 6 |
38,889 | 38,890 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 6 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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38,890 | 38,891 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 31 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 133,250 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, disgusting. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | Reasoning, context, and literacy. | 133,250 | 8 |
38,891 | 38,892 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 28 | 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;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
I don't support, I rather learn and develop myself. Paying and supporting others hinders one's further development and learning. | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
None | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Drupal;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Arch;iPadOS | null | Coda;GitHub;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 10 |
38,892 | 38,893 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | System administrator | 100 to 499 employees | null | 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 | 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 |
38,893 | 38,894 | 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 | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 33 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | TeX, LaTeX, GLSL
TeX, LaTeX, GLSL | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | React;WordPress | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. At least not usually. I prefer writing code myself. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 41,765 | null |
38,894 | 38,895 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Performance | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | Switzerland | USD United States dollar | 550,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;Rust;Zig | Assembly;C;Rust;Zig | Assembly;C;Rust;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Lobste.rs
Lobste.rs | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by 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 | Deep understanding | 550,000 | 10 |
38,895 | 38,896 | I am learning to code | Prefer not to say | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 1 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
not intergrating ai into the project | Other (please specify):
i frogot to remove the ai | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | 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 | Windows;Android;iOS;iPadOS | ChromeOS | GitHub | null | null | notepad++
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | Ask a question
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 | what | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | 5bgv rtgfr my head wrote that | null | null |
38,896 | 38,897 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Manufacturing | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 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 | 7 |
38,897 | 38,898 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 484 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
Windsurf | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner;Notion | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Documenting 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, it is but not fully since AI helps in solving some bugs and also building components based on design thus making my work fast | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | complex Logical thinking | null | 3 |
38,898 | 38,899 | 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 | Attending school (full-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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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38,899 | 38,900 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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