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39,200 | 39,201 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 17 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
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 | 30 | 30 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 780,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;Lua;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Erlang;Lua;Rust;Gleam | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Erlang;Lua;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo | Ansible;Cargo | Ansible;Cargo | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Leptos
Leptops, Lustre | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | 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 | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The same as today since AI only reaches the level of an average developer. | 81,761 | 7 |
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Maven (build tool) | Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Make | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;WordPress | null | null | HTMX, Alpine.js
HTMX, Alpine.JS | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
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VHDL | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 170,000 | null |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
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39,206 | 39,207 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
Being Free | Availability of better alternatives
Written in a programming language I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | 10 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust | TOML, Markdown
Markdown, RON, Rhai, Haskell | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Make;npm;Pacman | Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Prometheus | Cargo;Pacman | Paru
Paru, Cabal | Yes | Node.js;Svelte;Axum | Axum | Axum | Askama
Askama | Yes | Neovim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | GNOME Builder, Doom Emacs
Doom Emacs | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | rust-axum, askama, rust-tracing | rust-axum, askama, rust-tracing, grafana-mimir | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
Planka | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | nomic-embed-text, wizardcoder
nomic-embed-text | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Reading answerings | No, not at all | About half of the time | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Search for answers;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Knowing best-practices, being able to read and fundamentally understand code, having fun reading and writing code, being able to debug incorrect AI-generated code, being able to fundamentally understand how LLMs work and operate. | null | null |
39,207 | 39,208 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 130,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;FastAPI;React | Astro;FastAPI;Svelte | Astro;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;uv | uv | uv | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Linear | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. I use AI to create code, but the code must be understood by my before I let it contribute | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Problem solving, recognising which parts of a problem are relevant for AI | 84,512 | 2 |
39,208 | 39,209 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 13,000 | Yes | C;Rust | C | C | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Make | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | good taste | 9,485 | 9 |
39,209 | 39,210 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 38 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
39,210 | 39,211 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 17 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 0 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;npm | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | Angular;Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;VSCodium | Nano;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Development. Automatisms will have to convince insurance companies, and certification authorities that they are as responsible as human beings in weighing the consequences of their actions, alone for liability. They might. It might take a little longer. In the meantime, the people who lover computers love computers, and will continue to spend their time on computers. We'll continue because we enjoy it. | null | null |
39,211 | 39,212 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 32 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 44 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,212 | 39,213 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
39,213 | 39,214 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 16 | Uruguay | UYU Uruguayan peso | 716,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;VBA | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Symfony | Laravel;Symfony | Laravel;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not at all | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;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.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | Knowledge about coding standards, techniques and security | 17,663 | null |
39,214 | 39,215 | 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 | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 31 | 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);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 23 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
nothing else than the top 5 | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 15 | 50 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 30,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;Perl;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Rust | Go;Lua;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman | Ansible;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;WordPress | Astro | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | Odoo;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Trello | null | null | testrail
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | GitHub MCP Server;supabase | Clouflare Ai (and workers) | null | null | null | null | Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | For proper software to be generated, one will always need to understand the logic behind what's asked to be generated. So A good communicator will always be useful. | 21,888 | null |
39,215 | 39,216 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | 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 | 19 | Developer, back-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm | Rider;WebStorm | Rider;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 120,000 | 7 |
39,216 | 39,217 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 190,000 | Yes | C#;GDScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;Zig | C#;GDScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Prometheus | Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Prometheus | Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows | Asana;Azure Devops;Miro | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | logseq, silverbullet
logseq, silverbullet | Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | lobsters
lobsters | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | New Relic | null | GitHub Copilot | 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 | 190,000 | 6 |
39,217 | 39,218 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | 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 | Blogs or podcasts | 19 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 204,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Fedora | Doxygen;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Trello | GitLab;Notion | GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | 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;Other (write in): | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Other (please specify): | System design, modelling, conceptualisation, communication. | 55,671 | 6 |
39,218 | 39,219 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Flexibility/WFH | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;Jira;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I 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. | 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 | Semantic Kernel | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 9 |
39,219 | 39,220 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 11 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
39,220 | 39,221 | 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 | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | null | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | H2;MariaDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 81,210 | 7 |
39,221 | 39,222 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
39,222 | 39,223 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 2 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Reputation for quality
Has good documentation and integrations for other services | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 24 | 12 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Make;npm;Terraform;Vite | Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Express;jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I assume to use AI for giving code examples of new technologies I'm learning, but I do not implement code generated by AI in my work or any personal projects. In resume, I just use it for demonstrations and examples, not part of my professional work. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Design or Front-End Related skills since AI can't compreehend humans tendecies so fast or get confused with them, or to help costumers to build something the way they want since AI is not good on understanding ideas, if it understands wrong it will stick to that idea or if it doesn't really know what youre talking about it will definitely make it way harder to develop something visually acceptable. Machine Learning skills for obvious reasons. Architecture Scalling and Database Scaling since it is critical to Enterprise level projects where mistakes can cost a lot, professionals with 40 years of experience may understand things AI don't
. | null | null |
39,223 | 39,224 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;Go;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Aider;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Communication, code review, building a mental model | 125,000 | 8 |
39,224 | 39,225 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 14 | Morocco | MAD Moroccan dirham | 230,756 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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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 | 25,368 | 10 |
39,225 | 39,226 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 28 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 72,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;VSCodium;Windsurf | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | mostly not | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | common sense, and experience validating the generated code | 72,000 | 7 |
39,226 | 39,227 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify):;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Data scientist | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 7 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Python;R;SQL | JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);X Grok models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not really, but useful when prototyping | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | null | 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 | Use these tools for better workflow | null | null |
39,227 | 39,228 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 11 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust | C;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | C;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | NA
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Poetry | APT;Cargo;Gradle;Make;Pip | APT;Cargo;Gradle;Make;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | HTML, CSS
HTML, CSS | Yes | Vim;Zed | Vim;Zed | Vim;Zed | Helix
Helix | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | MacOS | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | 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 | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;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. | 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: | 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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Writing code, understanding code, architecting a codebase, solving problems, communicating. | null | null |
39,228 | 39,229 | 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 | 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 | 13 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 57,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;OCaml | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;OCaml;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;OCaml | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Ninja | Ninja | Ninja | opam
nix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | 66,128 | 7 |
39,229 | 39,230 | 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.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 185,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Apex
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js;WordPress | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes. I was acquired into a large tech company early in the year. The front end frameworks are different, and the backend languages are different. And company is pushing devs hard to use ai. It has been helpful to become productive without becoming 'good' at the new-to-me languages. But it is far from perfect. I am not sure how much time I am actually saving. But it is still early in the journey. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to communicate clearly when speaking and writing. Architectural decisions. The ability to come up with creative solutions to difficult problems. | 185,000 | 8 |
39,230 | 39,231 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;Go;SQL;Zig | C;Go;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Clickhouse | Dynamodb;Clickhouse | Dynamodb;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker | just, fly.io
just, fly.io | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Zed | Zed | kakoune, goland
kakoune, goland | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Airtable;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | logseq
logseq | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no - I'm responsible for the code I output and AI is usually slower and messier. My time is better spend solving problems vs articulating them to the llm, because once I understand the problem well enough, I am able to write the code quickly. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 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 | using LLMs to a) identify the "common" knowledge about any subject and b) identify what isn't "common" knowlege - common meaning what the general best practices are vs what I need to know about in order to deliver specific results for my employer | null | 8 |
39,231 | 39,232 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 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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39,232 | 39,233 | 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.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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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39,233 | 39,234 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 4 | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 15 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Go;Kotlin;Zig;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;WordPress | React | React | Solid
Solid | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello | Obsidian;Trello | Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and structuring of complex systema | 55,687 | 8 |
39,234 | 39,235 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Peru | PEN Peruvian sol | 22,700 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;Python;Ruby | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;Python;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Datomic;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Make;Ninja;Poetry;Vite | Make;Ninja;Poetry;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | emacs
emacs | Odoo;Pydantic | Odoo;Pydantic | Odoo;Pydantic | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | 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 collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I 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 | ChatGPT | jetbrains junie | null | You drank too much of the AI coolaid. Not a single skill I have learned over the past 15 years has been left obsolete by AI. Most things will still be useful to know in 3 to 5 years :/ | 6,325 | 9 |
39,235 | 39,236 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 42 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 40 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 2 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat trust | 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 haven’t encountered any problems | not sure, possibly... | 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 | 7 |
39,236 | 39,237 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Rust | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Firebase;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite | Cargo;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Svelte;Axum | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio;Zed | Visual Studio;Zed | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model;uv | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;NixOS | Windows | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
39,237 | 39,238 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 35 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,238 | 39,239 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,239 | 39,240 | 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 | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 50 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
39,240 | 39,241 | 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.) | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | 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 | 5 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 225,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
React Router Framework | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | null | null | null | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | We still have pilots despite autopilot | 164,156 | 8 |
39,241 | 39,242 | 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 | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | null | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 39,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | SQLite | null | NA
SurrealDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip | Bun;Cargo;Vite | null | uv
uv | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;uv | Shadcn/ui;uv | uv | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | Markdown File | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Substack | Lobste.rs, forums, Fediverse
Lobste.rs, forums | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;Other (please specify): | Literally all of them and even more. | 9,543 | 7 |
39,242 | 39,243 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 21 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 122,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Ninja;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Debian;ChromeOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Hacker News | Hacker News | Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Software design, troubleshooting, optimization. | 141,538 | null |
39,243 | 39,244 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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) | 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 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 3 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;Elixir;Erlang;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;Rust;Scala | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Poetry;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Vercel | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Astro;Blazor;Deno;Phoenix;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;Wikis;YouTrack | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Dev.to | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 31,583 | 8 |
39,244 | 39,245 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,245 | 39,246 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 19 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 41,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Ruby;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Groovy;HTML/CSS;PowerShell | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Podman | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Neovim;VSCodium | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;iPadOS;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab | null | null | AsciiDoc
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;Bluesky | Hacker News;Bluesky | Hacker News;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, because I want to retain my capabilities. | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 don’t believe AI tools will still exist in 5 years. | 48,146 | 1 |
39,246 | 39,247 | 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 | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 50 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
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39,247 | 39,248 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 43,500 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 want to fully understand something | Technology and domain knowledge | 50,466 | 4 |
39,248 | 39,249 | 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) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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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39,249 | 39,250 | 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 | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Games or coding challenges | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | null | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 170,500 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | null | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | LinkedIn | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4,305 | null |
39,250 | 39,251 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
39,251 | 39,252 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 2 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,252 | 39,253 | 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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39,253 | 39,254 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 2 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
39,254 | 39,255 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 43 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;Microsoft Access | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;LangGraph;visionOS | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;ChromeOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes it is | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Fireproof;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;mem0 | null | Llama Index;Semantic Kernel;OpenRouter;LangChain;Zapier;Haystack | null | Sentry;LangSmith;Langfuse;Protect AI;arize | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;v0.dev | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | securitizing the AI systems platforms and data analysis on the functionality and advancements of the AI systems | 50,000 | 5 |
39,255 | 39,256 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 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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39,256 | 39,257 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C++;Java;Python;R | C++;Python | C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Neovim;Sublime Text | Neovim;Sublime Text | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Other (write in): | 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. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Variant sudoku -- I've met many developers who are excellent variant sudoku constructors | null | null |
39,257 | 39,258 | 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) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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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39,258 | 39,259 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,259 | 39,260 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Not employed | None of the above | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Other (please specify):
Open source | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | Bun
Bun | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | GNOME Builder
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | About half of the time | 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 | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | 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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Planning, estimating, focusing, self-discipline, dedication, listening, understanding and working in teams | null | 5 |
39,260 | 39,261 | 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 | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 16,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;R | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;R | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT | APT | APT | University provided research computing
University provided research computing | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Android;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Find an old answer to my question | 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 | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I use it similarly to how I would ask a friend/colleague a question when I get stuck. or for syntax. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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. | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | translating what is requested, and have a global view of the problem/project | 16,000 | null |
39,261 | 39,262 | 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.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python | Ada;F#;PowerShell;Python | PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim | PyCharm;Vim;Zed | PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
Storytime | Stack Overflow;Discord | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | hell no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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. | 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 | null | null | null |
39,262 | 39,263 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 15 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
documentation | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | null | Yes | Python | Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Pip | Docker;Gradle;Pip | Docker;Gradle;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ultralytics | Ultralytics | Ultralytics | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | xataka
xataka | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
debug | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | 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 | null | null |
39,263 | 39,264 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 | 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) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,000 | Yes | C#;COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad 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 | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | all the skills required pre-AI | 105,000 | 8 |
39,264 | 39,265 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 20 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 15,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Lua;Perl;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lua;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Pip | APT;Google Cloud;Make | APT;Google Cloud;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | emacs
emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | 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 | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Security, low-level software development, hardware development (communication, FPGAs, etc), soft skills (communication, management, etc) | 103,633 | null |
39,265 | 39,266 | 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 | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 6 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells) | Bash/Shell (all shells) | Haskell
Haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;npm;Webpack | null | null | Nix, Cabal, Stack
Nix | Yes | Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider | Aider | Aider | Emacs
Emacs | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Daily or almost daily | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not professionally. Proprietary code cannot be leaked to external servers, and local models (that I've tried) aren't good enough to make meaningful contributions. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Reasoning, debugging, interpretation and identification of customer requirements, design/conceptual vision, roadmaps, choosing appropriate solutions. | 88,492 | 6 |
39,266 | 39,267 | 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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39,267 | 39,268 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 2 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL | R;Ruby;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask | FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Coding challenges | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | somewhat yes. i think you would be stupid not to use every possible tool you have. if i can have ai write basic code and save me a bunch of time, why wouldnt i? then go over and adjust | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I think no matter what you always will need humans developers, if for no other reason to just guide ai or make sure its doing the right thing. It shouldnt go unchecked same way anybody else shouldnt | 70,000 | 5 |
39,268 | 39,269 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Other (please specify):
Use of AI | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 15 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;F#;Lisp;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Zig | Ada | null | Haskell
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | GitHub | null | null | org-mode
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | It is a waste of time and energy, both on the part of the LLM platform and the programmer being paid to write horrible, mismanaged, poorly architected code. Vibe coding should result in termination. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Yes. AI is not the solution, won't be the solution, and ultimately will not be useful for capable developers. It is only useful for low-medium skill developers, who do not yet have the expertise required to program autonomously. | null | 8 |
39,269 | 39,270 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Data scientist | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust | Julia, Fish
Julia, Fish | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Make;Pip | Rake
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | Polars;Ollama;uv | Polars;Ollama;uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Codeberg
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
39,270 | 39,271 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 1 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | I don’t know | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Thailand | USD United States dollar | 6,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring;Other (write in): | Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Milvus;Pinecone | null | Ollama | null | Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);Protect AI | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Replit | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Yes | 6,000 | null |
39,271 | 39,272 | 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) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 3 | Republic of Korea | KRW South Korean won | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Supabase | Supabase | Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Supabase | Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Supabase | Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Supabase | conan, cmake
conan, cmake | Yes | FastAPI;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Testing code | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Perplexity | 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 | integration, maintenance skill | null | 8 |
39,272 | 39,273 | 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.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | 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) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,273 | 39,274 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 20 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | 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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39,274 | 39,275 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 17 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 217,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is not part of my professional coding. But if opportunity rises, I will consider it. | 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.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | debugging, communication, decision making | 217,000 | 6 |
39,275 | 39,276 | I am learning to code | Prefer not to say | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Attending school (part-time) | 100 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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 | 100 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1,000 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;SwiftData;Pydantic;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Android | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | Multiple times per day | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | 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 | 19078980 | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | MCP servers | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | IBM watsonx.ai | null | Honeycomb | null | Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | null | No esmucho | null | null |
39,276 | 39,277 | 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.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 95,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;WebStorm | Notepad++;Rider;WebStorm | Notepad++;Rider;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | Trello | Trello | Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very 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 | 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. | 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 | 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;Other (please specify): | Debugging, architectural design | 61,759 | 9 |
39,277 | 39,278 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 72,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Python | C#;C++;JavaScript;Python | C#;JavaScript;Python | GDScript
GDScript | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Fedora | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Every skill a developer current has | 56,241 | 7 |
39,278 | 39,279 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 117,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;Gleam | C#;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Axum | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Vim | PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Rider;RustRover;Vim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Pydantic;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to critically break down tasks | 91,391 | 8 |
39,279 | 39,280 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 10 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,280 | 39,281 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,281 | 39,282 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 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) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 4 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Use of AI | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,282 | 39,283 | 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 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 112,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;Python;SQL;TypeScript | OCaml;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Mojo;Gleam | OCaml;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch | null | null | Iceberg, trino, spark
Iceberg, spark | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;pnpm;Poetry | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;pnpm | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;pnpm | Uv
Uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | null | null | NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Github copilot | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 81,713 | 8 |
39,283 | 39,284 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | null | null | null | 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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39,284 | 39,285 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 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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39,285 | 39,286 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | java, python, Html, javascript, bash, powershell
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Oracle;Snowflake;SQLite | Oracle;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | Django;Flask;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | OneNote, SharePoint
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | 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;Writing code | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | the quality of the features I am expected to deliver is often achievable through vibe coding; however, to meet expectations of robustness and maintainability over an entire application or architecture I can not rely on vibe coding. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Tasks which require a nuanced understanding of a complex non technical system. This includes navigating societal constructs, designing architectures to meet specific market and business goals, and quality and security checks on tasks performed by AI tools/agents. Exceptions to this rule would be development on core AI technology and similar tasks. | 95,000 | 3 |
39,286 | 39,287 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,287 | 39,288 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 230,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
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 | Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 | null | 230,000 | 7 |
39,288 | 39,289 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | C;Lua;Python;Rust | C;Rust | C;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
39,289 | 39,290 | 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);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 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) | 10 | System administrator | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | 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 | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 7 |
39,290 | 39,291 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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39,291 | 39,292 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 25 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 320,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;Groovy;HTML/CSS;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Kotlin;Lua;Python;R;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Claude Code;Cursor;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Claude Code;Cursor;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | clion, datagrip
NA | c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | c++23;Polars;Pydantic;LangGraph;visionOS | c++23;Polars;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch;Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, if it ever becomes part of the workflow I'd quit without hesitation after 15 years of working at the same company | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Redis;LangMem | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith;Langfuse | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | knowing how to write, debug, profile, diagnose code, and most importantly - understanding how their own products/software actually work. | 320,000 | 8 |
39,292 | 39,293 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | null | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
Amanhã vou aí pra te ver com o meu lado | Availability of better alternatives
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39,293 | 39,294 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 5 | 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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39,294 | 39,295 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);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);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 | Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Academic researcher | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | C++;Python;Rust | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;Ninja;Pacman | Cargo;Homebrew;Ninja | Cargo;Homebrew;Ninja | uv
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Arch | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
39,295 | 39,296 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | 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 | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor | Blazor;WordPress | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iPadOS | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat 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 | 72,815 | null |
39,296 | 39,297 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | null | null | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 9 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);IBM Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Idle
Idle Dyson Swarm | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | Future intrgation as we're in the computing migration | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | Google Gemini;Auto-GPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | null | null |
39,297 | 39,298 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 29 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
39,298 | 39,299 | 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.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 19 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | null | 7 |
39,299 | 39,300 | 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 | 18 | 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 | 19 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 147,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Zig | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;npm;NuGet;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);NuGet;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);NuGet;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitLab | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Hacker News;YouTube | Hacker News;YouTube | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, vibe coding is a joke. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and troubleshooting skills. They grow naturally as you gain coding experience - but if AI is writing the code for you, I can see that affecting your skills and making it harder to troubleshoot and debug AI-written code. | 95,564 | 10 |
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