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Employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
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);Coding Bootcamp
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I am a developer by profession
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No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
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39,503
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
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Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
1
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
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Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Books / Physical media
4
Student
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
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39,503
39,504
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
15
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Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
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No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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USD United States dollar
230,000
Yes
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Databricks SQL;MongoDB;MySQL
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Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Vite
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Yes
Express;Node.js;React
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Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Claude Code
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Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
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Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
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A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Message Boards
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
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Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
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AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
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I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
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39,505
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
25
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
30
AI/ML engineer
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
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39,506
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Not employed
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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
3
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
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39,506
39,507
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
17
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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
17
Architect, software or solutions
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
Groovy;Java;JavaScript;SQL
Python
null
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra
Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch
Cassandra
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Maven (build tool)
Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;jQuery
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges
null
Yes, definitely
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
vibe coding
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Fireproof
null
Vertex AI
null
Wiz
null
null
null
null
Deep Skill in any technologies
null
10
39,507
39,508
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Books / Physical media
11
DevOps engineer or professional
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Energy
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
2
1
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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
8
39,508
39,509
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
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);Books / Physical media
10
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Lack of AI or AI agents NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
Israel
ILS Israeli new shekel
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;TypeScript
Go;JavaScript;Lisp;Rust;TypeScript
JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis
MySQL;Redis
MySQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Kubernetes
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails
Deno;Express;NestJS;React
Express;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS
GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Monday.com;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);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
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Not at all, i think it’s BS
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
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 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.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Redis
null
null
null
Sentry
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
7
39,509
39,510
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 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
39,510
39,511
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
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
5
Student
I don’t know
Individual contributor
In-person
No
School
Costs are manageable NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
1
5
Italy
EUR European Euro
10,000
Yes
C;C++
Go;Lua;SQL
null
NA NA
Yes
SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis
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
Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
null
GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian
Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit
Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
Zapier
null
null
null
ChatGPT
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
null
11,601
null
39,511
39,512
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)
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
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
5
Developer, front-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Banking/Financial Services
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
Go;Ruby
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React
Next.js
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS
null
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab
null
null
NA NA
Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
null
7
39,512
39,513
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
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
39,513
39,514
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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 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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
39,514
39,515
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
null
31
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
42
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 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
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
39,515
39,516
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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, QA or test
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Fintech
Collaboration and support from a team NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
3
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
80,000
Yes
Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Scala;SQL;TypeScript
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
92,812
2
39,516
39,517
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
27
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
35
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality Great technical support
Security or privacy concerns NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
37,500
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell
Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;PowerShell
Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure
Ansible;Cloudflare;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;Terraform
Cloudflare;Firebase;Microsoft Azure
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft Fabric
null
null
Windows;iOS
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Trello;Wikis
Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Trello;Wikis
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Trello;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
Predictive analytics
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
I’ve used it to generate initial broad code structure, which I subsequently review, modify and debug myself
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
IT operations;Cybersecurity
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
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.
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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Deep knowledge of languages and APIs to identify and prevent issues created by hallucinating AI
51,053
null
39,517
39,518
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
4
Student
null
null
null
null
School
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1
null
Philippines
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Rust;SQL
Assembly;Rust;SQL
Rust;SQL
rust lua rust x86 c
Yes
BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React;Axum
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Vim;Zed
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Debian;Arch;Fedora;Pop!_OS
Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat;Fedora;Pop!_OS
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Use discussion or chat feature NA
Neutral
More than half the time
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting 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
No comment
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity
Language processing;MCP servers
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
how really programming works x86
null
null
39,518
39,519
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
17
Founder, technology or otherwise
null
null
null
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
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
55,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;Zig
Python;Rust
Python;Rust
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip
Cargo;Google Cloud
Cargo;Google Cloud
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Zed
Zed
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;NixOS
NixOS
Airtable;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Testing 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 weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Marketing
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs
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 collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
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.;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.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Coding is more than coding. Understanding what to build, designing, architecting and knowing what to build.
63,808
8
39,519
39,520
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
39,520
39,521
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
null
null
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NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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39,521
39,522
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
3
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;Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
2
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
39,522
39,523
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
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
17
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
null
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Lack of AI or AI agents NA
Software Development
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
Finland
EUR European Euro
65,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code
Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Absolutely not
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Language processing
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
75,410
6
39,523
39,524
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
39,524
39,525
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly)
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp
7
Developer, front-end
null
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
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null
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null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
39,525
39,526
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)
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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
15
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
240,000
Yes
JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Terraform;Webpack
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;NestJS;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;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
Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Deployment and monitoring
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code
I haven’t encountered any problems
Yes, it is already a reality, I'm trying to be optimistic that this tool will improve the life of the software development community
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
The fundamentals
43,689
6
39,526
39,527
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
14
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;Blogs or podcasts
15
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
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
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
39,527
39,528
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
19
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media
5
Financial analyst or engineer
Less than 20 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
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
2
Greece
EUR European Euro
36,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Oracle;SQLite
MariaDB
MariaDB
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
Google Gemini
null
null
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
null
null
null
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 3 and 5 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Ask a question NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
41,765
null
39,528
39,529
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
15
Developer, full-stack
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
null
France
EUR European Euro
150,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Terraform;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Vim
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
null
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Hacker News
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions
null
174,022
7
39,529
39,530
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
null
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null
null
null
null
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39,530
39,531
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
2
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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39,531
39,532
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Not employed
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
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null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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39,532
39,533
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
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
25
Developer, mobile
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Reputation for quality Lack of AI capabilities
Security or privacy concerns AI capabilities
Manufacturing
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
3
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
89,000
Yes
C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Firebase;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet
Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;jQuery
ASP.NET Core;jQuery
ASP.NET Core;jQuery
Kendo NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET Maui
.NET Maui
MacOS;iOS
Windows;Android
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
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
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
My take is: AI can't reason, so 'vibe coding' is useless. I don't use it.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
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):
I don't expect AI tools to make as much of a dent as the hype claims. I expect this is a bubble similar to bitcoin - and developers will need to play cleanup further on as possibly-incorrect AI-generated code is integrated and causes problems down the line.
64,933
10
39,533
39,534
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
20
Developer, embedded applications or devices
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Other (please specify): Fit for purpose
Other (please specify): Wrong workflow
Software Development
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Norway
NOK Norwegian krone
860,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python
Rust
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
uv
c++23;uv
uv
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
null
null
NA Gerrit, Tangled, jj
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
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
84,991
8
39,534
39,535
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
15
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);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
School (i.e., University, College, etc)
25
Architect, software or solutions
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
30
10
France
EUR European Euro
65,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Prolog;Python;Rust;SQL
null
null
scilab script NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pip
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio;VSCodium;Zed
null
null
NA NA
c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Red Hat
GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not at all
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Search for answers
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
vibe coding is more about technology and framework on whiche we surf. But the code generated often follow the vibe.
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
write complexe algo, glue all part of project together, choose the right technology, software architecture choice, large refactoring (make or just check AI modifications), update things to the reality...
75,410
2
39,535
39,536
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
12
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
15
5
Austria
EUR European Euro
63,000
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Cursor;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Asana;GitLab
Notion
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Bolt.new
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Understanding the code on your own.
73,089
6
39,536
39,537
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
25
Architect, software or solutions
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Banking/Financial Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
3
France
CHF Swiss franc
170,000
Yes
Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript
Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis
MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js
Express;Node.js;React
Express;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Ollama
Large Language Model;Ollama
Large Language Model;Ollama
null
null
MacOS
Windows;Red Hat
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code
null
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Yes, mostly to get boring thongs up and running, such as setup the project structure, write unit testing
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
All the programming techniques will remain valuable. If you do not understand programming you won't prompt the AI correctly resulting of unsuitable code generation. Thus people unfamiliar with coding will not be able to challenge the AI proposition and code generation. Resulting in poor quality work.
210,788
6
39,537
39,538
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 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
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
39,538
39,539
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
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;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;Other (please specify):
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
20
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
20
Italy
EUR European Euro
50,000
Yes
C;Elixir;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam
C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake
PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse
PostgreSQL;Snowflake
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Podman;Poetry;Vite
Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus
Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew
NA NA
Yes
Deno;FastAPI;Node.js;React
Deno;Node.js;React
Deno;Node.js;React
quarkus NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear
GitHub;Linear
GitHub;Linear
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
no
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
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
Probably the ability to plan long term, put things together and have a higher level overview of the whole system. System design, balancing business/productivity tradeoffs, project management, people management, soft skills. Highly specialized knowledge or cutting edge development where the training data is lacking or non existent.
58,007
6
39,539
39,540
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
20
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Higher Education
You like your manager NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
3
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
null
Yes
C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Podman
Kubernetes;Terraform
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4
Microsoft Fabric
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;Jira;Obsidian
Linear
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
6
39,540
39,541
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
20
Cloud infrastructure engineer
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
15
10
Japan
JPY Japanese yen
9,000,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;PowerShell
C#;Kotlin;Rust
C#;Kotlin
HCL/Terraform NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database
Firebase Realtime Database
Firebase Realtime Database
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform
NA OpenTofu
Yes
WordPress
null
null
NA ktor
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Android
MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian
Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
Videos;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
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
Vertex AI
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Writing and understanding code, debugging, problem solving
62,180
7
39,541
39,542
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
9
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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
19
Developer, front-end
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Croatia
EUR European Euro
51,500
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Heroku;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Bun;Firebase;npm;Vite;Webpack
npm;Vite;Webpack
NA NA
Yes
AngularJS;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress
Deno;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte
React;Ruby on Rails
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
Large Language Model
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS
MacOS
Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
NA NA
Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Predictive analytics
Deployment and monitoring
null
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
a little bit
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I 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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions
null
59,748
8
39,542
39,543
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
4
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
4
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python
NA NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database
Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle
Firebase Realtime Database
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Flask;Node.js;React
Django;Flask;Node.js;React
Flask;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;iPadOS
Windows;Android
GitHub;Google Colab
GitHub;Google Colab
GitHub;Google Colab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
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
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have 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 improved the quality of my code.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
Zapier
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
problem solving, innovative thinking, application of ideas to new problems
null
null
39,543
39,544
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
33
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
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)
33
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Healthcare
You like your manager NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
null
Cambodia
USD United States dollar
7,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;R;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony
Express;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony
Express;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
null
null
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
It is.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I want to fully understand something
null
7,000
8
39,544
39,545
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
I prefer not to say
null
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
39,545
39,546
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
8
Developer, full-stack
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
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
null
Software Development
null
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
8
39,546
39,547
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Primary/elementary school
Employed
null
18
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media
23
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
39,547
39,548
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
25
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
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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
30
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Government
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
4
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
100,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Webpack
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React;Ruby on Rails
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Xcode
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Fedora
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models
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
Other (write in):
null
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
null
Search for answers
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 improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
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.
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null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
All of them plus AI skills. Better question: what skills will be obsolete?
123,993
8
39,548
39,549
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
30
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
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 (please specify):
5
Other (please specify):
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
3
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
780,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python
Assembly;C;C++;Fortran;Go;Java;Rust;SQL
C;C++
it's not a programming language, but close to assembly, I did use and develop hand-optimized intrinsics code for performance critical code. NA
No
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null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
c++23;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Doxygen;GitHub;Jira
Doxygen;GitHub
Doxygen;GitHub
Anaconda, Miniconda Anaconda, Miniconda
Discord;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Other (write in):
Ask a question NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Writing code
null
Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No. I work in Medical Devices where every calculation must be proven to work. Either theoretically or by meticulous and methodical empirical proofs. All work requires peer review and will go through a scrutinous review by governmental professionals who requires me as head of engineering to know all details. Then the product itself is used in a human body and guiding and aid surgeons to enhance their own judgements of where to cut.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
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;Other (please specify):
Most code will be valuable for developers straight out. Even simple code. AI can help you transfer knowledge between domains. A simple example: How do I translate std::atomic in C++ to Rust? AI gives good answers here. I think that code that controls critical mechanisms will never be fully automated. I work with such a product and they require critical analysis and proven methods, and when new methods are required the burden lies on you to provide proofs of mentioned methods. Then a scrutinous governmental audit with experts will check to ensure the work is unambiguous, works, and see if the test methods developed holds etc.
81,761
8
39,549
39,550
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
21
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
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
26
Architect, software or solutions
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
null
null
Software Development
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Denmark
DKK Danish krone
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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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 distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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7
39,550
39,551
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Blogs or podcasts
4
Developer, mobile
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
null
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39,551
39,552
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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39,552
39,553
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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39,553
39,554
I am learning to code
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
18
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Coding Bootcamp
2
Data or business analyst
100 to 499 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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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39,554
39,555
I code primarily as a hobby
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Not employed
None of the above
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Games or coding challenges
17
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
I'm not sure
null
null
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Python
Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim
Neovim
Neovim
Github Copilot NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
null
GitLab;Markdown File
GitLab;Markdown File
GitLab;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
null
null
null
Github Copilot NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
null
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
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.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
null
39,555
39,556
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
4
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project No Mention of any AI BS
Ethical concerns Mention of a bunch of AI BS
Software Development
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
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Python;Ruby;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust
Julia Julia
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
DuckDB;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA TigerBeetle
Yes
Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm
Cargo;Docker;Pacman
Cargo;Docker
Hetzner Hetzner
Yes
Astro
Astro;Ruby on Rails
Astro
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Vim
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
GitHub;Notion;Obsidian
Obsidian
Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
null
null
lobste.rs lobste.rs
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
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
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
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
NO AND IT WONT BE
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Debugging and fixing all the crap that AI produces
null
null
39,556
39,557
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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
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
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
20
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
5
7
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
130,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Make;npm;Poetry;Terraform;Webpack
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Odoo;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Odoo;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv
Odoo;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama
null
null
Ubuntu;Fedora
Ubuntu
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
null
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
null
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Personalized agent creation
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have increased my productivity.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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.
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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Code analysis, because software bugs will still occur and it's super important to understand the code generated by AI so you can improve it.
35,477
9
39,557
39,558
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly)
9
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
12
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Healthcare
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
15
6
France
EUR European Euro
40,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Gradle;npm;Prometheus;Yarn
Docker;Gradle;npm;Prometheus;Yarn
Docker;Gradle;npm;Prometheus;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Node.js;React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu
MacOS;Ubuntu
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky
Mastodon, Lobste.rs Mastodon, Lobste.rs
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Mistral AI models
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No, I don't consider doing vibe coding. I use AI to generate code only for limited portions of the code and review all the code that is produced. Otherwise mistakes are made by the AI and I lose time coming back to look for the bugs created.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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
All of them. AI is not a good excuse to forget about any skills.
46,406
6
39,558
39,559
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
39,559
39,560
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)
20
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
30
Developer, back-end
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
null
Yes
C;OCaml
OCaml
OCaml
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry
APT;Docker;Make
APT;Docker;Make
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;VSCodium
null
null
Helix editor Helix editor
null
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
Linux (non-WSL)
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
null
null
null
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Writing working code
null
7
39,560
39,561
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
7
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
39,561
39,562
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
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
12
Developer, full-stack
5,000 to 9,999 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Government
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
90,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MongoDB
Dynamodb;PostgreSQL
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Vite
Kubernetes;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React
Svelte
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Helix Helix
null
null
null
null
null
Pop!_OS
MacOS;Red Hat
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
lobster.rs lobste.rs
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Architecture, design, code review,. testing
122,527
8
39,562
39,563
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
9
Data scientist
null
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
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
39,563
39,564
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)
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
14
Developer, mobile
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
6
Romania
RON Romanian leu
240,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;JavaScript;PowerShell;Swift
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Swift
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;JavaScript;PowerShell;Swift
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Supabase
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Vercel;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Vercel;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Vercel;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
Large Language Model;SwiftData;visionOS
Large Language Model;SwiftData;visionOS
Large Language Model;SwiftData;visionOS
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Trello
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating 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;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
null
Documenting code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
So and so.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.
Redis
null
Vertex AI;Ollama;Zapier
null
Sentry;New Relic;Snyk
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Critical thinking and problem solving.
55,139
7
39,564
39,565
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
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training
15
Developer, mobile
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits work environment
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Japan
JPY Japanese yen
15,300,000
Yes
Swift
Swift
Swift
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Supabase
BigQuery;Supabase
BigQuery;Supabase
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Cursor;Xcode
Cursor;Xcode
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
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
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;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
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support
Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Devin AI
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
null
105,705
6
39,565
39,566
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
39,566
39,567
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
5
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Software Development
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
39,567
39,568
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
25
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
50,000
null
C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
null
Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Webpack
Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Webpack
Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Webpack
NA NA
null
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React
NA NA
null
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Medium
Stack Overflow;Medium
Stack Overflow;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting 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
Debugging or fixing code
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
68,071
null
39,568
39,569
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
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)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
34
Academic researcher
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project Good maintenance and documentation
Security or privacy concerns NA
Higher Education
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
20
30
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
45,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Flask;Node.js;React
Django;FastAPI
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Search for answers
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No. I do not use AI code.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Complex problem solving. High level code organization
61,264
null
39,569
39,570
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
3
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
null
null
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
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
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Google Colab
null
null
NA NA
Kaggle
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
null
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
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.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
null
null
39,570
39,571
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training
4
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
14,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C;Kotlin;Lisp;Rust;Zig
Kotlin;Lisp
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Vite
null
null
nix nix
Yes
Astro;React;Vue.js
Astro;Deno;Svelte
Astro
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
NixOS
NixOS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Kaggle;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;Kaggle
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;Kaggle
lobste.rs NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
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 about a codebase;Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
16,242
null
39,571
39,572
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
9
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
null
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
10
France
EUR European Euro
59,000
Yes
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
ArangoDb, RavenDb MartenDb
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;npm;NuGet;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Angular
null
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub
null
null
Figma NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
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
Chat (bot/AI)
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Highly distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code
null
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
Nope, LLM are used mainly to help on specific tasks, not to create large amounts of code. The developer stays the main creator of content
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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
Big picture, defining strategies relevant with the real world situations
68,449
7
39,572
39,573
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
null
16
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
20
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
null
Software Development
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
5
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
54,000
Yes
C++
C++
C++
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Debian
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Analytical skills.
62,648
5
39,573
39,574
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
5
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
8
AI/ML engineer
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
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
39,574
39,575
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Attending school (full-time)
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
39,575
39,576
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
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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
13
Architect, software or solutions
20 to 99 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Good brand and public image NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
null
India
INR Indian rupee
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Multiple times per day
Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question 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
8
39,576
39,577
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
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
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null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
39,577
39,578
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
19
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
22
DevOps engineer or professional
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality Long Term sustainability
Other (please specify): Unsustainable Solution (e.g. Vendor Lock-In)
Transportation, or Supply Chain
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
3
Germany
EUR European Euro
98,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Lua;MicroPython;Python;Rust;Zig
Lua;Python;Rust
Haskel Haskel
Yes
InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL
DuckDB;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL
Apache Iceberg Apache Iceberg
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Zed
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim
NA Helix
Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ultralytics
Polars;Pydantic
Pydantic
null
null
Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS
Ubuntu;iOS
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis
GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium
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)
Lobsters Lobsters
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;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
null
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
Definitely no. "Vibe Coding" is basically the opposite of what makes a good Software engineer.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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):
I don't think LLMs are able to take over a lot of the tasks we do today. They are helpful in certain situations but not even remotely close to the seismic shift it is sold as. My prediction is, that the impact on required skills will be low to minimal.
113,694
null
39,578
39,579
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
10
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
65,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Rust
Rust
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb
PostgreSQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
React
Axum
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Debian
GitHub;Miro;YouTrack
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Understanding the fundamentals of their domain and what value their customers need.
88,492
9
39,579
39,580
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training;Books / Physical media
null
Developer, front-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
null
Software Development
Recognition from peers for your work NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
South Korea
KRW South Korean won
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
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 3 and 5 years
Daily or almost daily
Coding challenges
null
No, not at all
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very well at handling complex tasks
null
null
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;IT operations
null
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
Llama Index
null
Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART)
null
null
null
When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
null
5
39,580
39,581
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training
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, mobile
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
null
Indonesia
IDR Indonesian rupiah
30,000,000
Yes
Dart
Dart;Kotlin;Python
Dart
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Sublime Text
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Xcode
Android Studio;Sublime Text
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
Linux (non-WSL)
Asana;GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per week
Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics
null
null
null
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
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 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
Code evaluation and review
1,838
7
39,581
39,582
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 (10-19 hours per week)
3
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
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
5
Developer, mobile
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
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
39,582
39,583
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
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);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
20
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
190,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;OCaml;Rust;Scala
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Scala
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
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
MacOS
MacOS
GitHub
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not at all
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
235,586
6
39,583
39,584
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify):
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)
4
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Other (please specify): I prefer technology which has accessible and completely text based and project based learning resources.
Other (please specify): Lack of accessible and completely text based and project based learning resources.
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript
ReactJS NA
Yes
MySQL
MySQL
MySQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad 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;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Yes. Very much.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
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
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
lyzr
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Google Gemini
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
Gathering requirements and writing code that integrates well with the existing codebase without breaking it.
null
7
39,584
39,585
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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)
4
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
3
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Zig
C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Zig
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Zig
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
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
39,585
39,586
I am learning to code
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
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
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
3
Developer, front-end
null
null
null
null
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
null
null
null
Yes
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
39,586
39,587
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
18
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
24
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
null
null
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Expert mentors NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
6
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
1,680,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;SQL
Java;Kotlin
Java;Kotlin
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Webpack
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS
Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS
Jira;Notion;Trello
Jira;Notion;Trello
Jira;Notion;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
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
null
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
I think - not yet. But it is getting closer. Now it is already good for one-time tasks.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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
78,633
7
39,587
39,588
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
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
10
Data engineer
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Computer Systems Design and Services
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
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null
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null
null
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39,588
39,589
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
null
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
30
Architect, software or solutions
500 to 999 employees
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Personal Project
null
null
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
null
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null
null
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7
39,589
39,590
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
19
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify):
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
27
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
30
12
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
820,000
Yes
Delphi;Perl;SQL
Assembly;Delphi;Perl;SQL;VBA
Delphi;Perl;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Firebird Firebird
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
GitLab;Jira;Wikis
GitLab;Jira;Wikis
GitLab;Jira;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums
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
Long-form articles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Search for answers;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;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
not at all
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
analytical skills to fully describe problem, real life overlap, development and maintenance of large scale projects
38,381
null
39,590
39,591
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
5
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other (please specify):
9
Academic researcher
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
39,591
39,592
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)
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
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
3
Developer, embedded applications or devices
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
India
INR Indian rupee
2,400,000
Yes
C++;Python
C++;Go
C++
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB
Cassandra
null
NA NA
null
Cloudflare;Firebase;Netlify;npm;Pip;Vercel;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip
Pip
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Angular;AngularJS;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Eclipse;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
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 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code
Writing code
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
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 think fresh developer should learn plan and simple coding without AI
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Working along with AI
27,898
7
39,592
39,593
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
15
Developer, front-end
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Fintech
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Jordan
JOD Jordanian dinar
null
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
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
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code
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
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
null
9
39,593
39,594
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges
9
Developer, mobile
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Good brand and public image NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
5
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
C++;Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python
Dart;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python
Dart;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite
Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite
Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle
NA NA
Yes
Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React
Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React
Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
hostinger
Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Amazon Bedrock;Ollama
hostinger
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android
GitHub;GitLab;Trello
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Trello
GitHub;GitLab;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;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
A few times per month or weekly
null
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
Redis;supabase;mem0
null
Llama Index;Amazon Bedrock Agents
null
Sentry
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Analytics
null
7
39,594
39,595
I am 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
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
10
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
39,595
39,596
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
10
DevOps engineer or professional
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
3
France
EUR European Euro
39,000
Yes
C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
C;GDScript;Rust;Zig
C;GDScript;Rust
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip
Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform
Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Pip
NA NA
null
React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Vim;Zed
Vim;Zed
Vim;Zed
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Fedora
MacOS;Debian
GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Redmine
GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
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
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
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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.
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
The ability to analyze code and think of what problems might appear, not just in the specification but anticipating future evolutions of the sowftware product
45,246
8
39,596
39,597
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
14
Architect, software or solutions
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Retail and Consumer Services
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
4
France
EUR European Euro
59,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;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;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
68,449
null
39,597
39,598
I am learning to code
Prefer not to say
Other (please specify):
Employed
None of the above
null
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
5
Developer, back-end
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
null
Connected to an open-source project Low internal overheads
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;Zig
null
null
Google Apps Scripts NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
Dgraph NA
Yes
Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Netlify;Pip;Webpack;Yarn
null
null
GCP NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring
Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
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Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):
I do use ai for some task but its not main driven element in it and will never be which i would state strongly, its mainly about understanding abstraction (s) and doing chores
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
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I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Hardware troubleshooting & security
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39,598
39,599
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Primary/elementary school
Student
Attending school (full-time)
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Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
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Student
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School
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
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No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
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India
INR Indian rupee
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
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Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
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AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
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Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
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39,599
39,600
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 (full-time)
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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;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
5
Student
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Work
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
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No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
3
India
INR Indian rupee
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Yes
C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Python;SQL
HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Python;SQL
NA NA
No
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NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;npm;Vercel
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm
NA NA
Yes
AngularJS;Django;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React
Django;Express;FastAPI;React
Django;Express;FastAPI;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic
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Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Miro;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Miro;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Miro;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
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Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
vibe coding is not part of MY professional development work
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Business process automation;Data and analytics
Integration with external agents and APIs
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 improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
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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.
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
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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
Inter-disciplinary problem solving, for example bioinformatics where we combine problems from both fields
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