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41,100 | 41,101 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 45 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Liquid Markup, Symfony Twig, XSLT
Liquid Markup, Symfony Twig, XSLT | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;New Relic | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;New Relic | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;New Relic | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Symfony | Drupal;jQuery;Symfony | Drupal;jQuery;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | IT operations;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved 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. | 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 | Technolutions Slate (probably some Microsoft agent) | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | interpersonal skills, problem analysis, root cause analysis | 110,000 | 7 |
41,101 | 41,102 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, QA or test | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Wikis | GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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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 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Rust;SQL | Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | LanceDB
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Vite | Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Vite | Composer;Docker;Make;npm;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | Deno;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | Flask;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv;Ultralytics | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | LanceDB | Python | Ollama;LangChain | null | Honeycomb | null | ChatGPT;Perplexity | Continue, Aider | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Understanding and exploring the business domain | 74,760 | 8 |
41,105 | 41,106 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 48 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have 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 | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The ability to see the big picture.
Intuition built from years in the field. | 130,000 | 2 |
41,106 | 41,107 | 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);Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 13 | AI/ML engineer | I don’t know | 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 | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Insurance | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;Rust;Scala | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | Angular;WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Xcode | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | null | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Architecting | null | 9 |
41,107 | 41,108 | 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 | 19 | 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 | 25 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Higher Education | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 195,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | JavaScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 142,269 | 8 |
41,108 | 41,109 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 17 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 14 | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Snowflake;SQLite | MySQL;Snowflake;SQLite | MySQL;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Prometheus | Cloudflare;Docker;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Coda;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | Search for answers | Other (write in): | sometimes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | communication, understanding business domain, prioritetization, system design, critical thinking | 162,421 | 5 |
41,109 | 41,110 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 660,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Dynamodb;Redis;Snowflake | Dynamodb;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Teams
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Architecture | 69,182 | 8 |
41,110 | 41,111 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | null | null | null | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access | null | null | Firebase
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Other (write in): | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding code written by AI. Understanding and being able to discuss requirements and restrictions and to communicate these in a way AI can absorb. | null | null |
41,111 | 41,112 | 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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 5 | Georgia | USD United States dollar | 54,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | C;Go;Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Clickhouse | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;npm;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;React | Django;FastAPI;Next.js | Django;FastAPI;Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed | PyCharm;Zed | PyCharm;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | null | null | MacOS;Android;Fedora | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Miro;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;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;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | ChromaDB;pgvector;Milvus | null | Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;Smolagents | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 54,000 | 6 |
41,112 | 41,113 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | null | null | 23 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark | 108,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Java;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows | Clickup;GitLab;Wikis | Clickup;GitLab;Wikis | Clickup;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Redis | null | Ollama | 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 | Reasoning, Problem solving | 64,080 | 9 |
41,113 | 41,114 | 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 | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 215,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | helm, terraform, GitHub Actions/Workflows
helm, terraform, GitHub Actions/Workflows | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | helm, github actions/workflows
helm, github actions/workflows | Yes | Next.js;Node.js | Next.js;Node.js | Next.js;Node.js | Gin
Gin | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | 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 | very lightly. More as an enhanced auto complete type of flow rather than full generation from rough guidance.
Also used more often for simple ideation / checking syntax and API contracts to get started / prove idea would work then I take over to implement how I want and integrate correctly into existing codebase. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | 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 | '- Overall problem solving skills / rationale of desired outcomes.
- Understanding and confirming behavior from generated code/tests.
The tooling is getting better at generating things without total hallucination, but often can still spiral on dead ends and thrashing on garbage. Human guidance to keep it on target and know what tradeoffs to prioritize and things shape is going to take longer for the tooling to emulate.
And the tooling often still feels too primed to get to a working solution that doesn't actually cover edge cases well, or doesn't integrate correctly into existing structures. So the human driver is still the one who needs to modify and integration the generated stuff together correctly.
It's too easy for the AI tooling to generate bad tests that just prove the code "works" that are not really valid. If no one is there to audit, things will rapidly stack on top of bad assumptions and hide problems that will be a nightmare to fix later. | 215,000 | 8 |
41,114 | 41,115 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 34,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | XML
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Docker;Pip | Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | jQuery;Node.js;React | jQuery;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I enjoy developing algorithms and writing code myself | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Intelligence, creativity, lateral thinking | 39,445 | 7 |
41,115 | 41,116 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,116 | 41,117 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | 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 | 9 | Data engineer | 500 to 999 employees | null | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;Java;MicroPython;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | Understanding complex processes, understanding needs of human stakeholders in subprocesses etc. | null | 8 |
41,117 | 41,118 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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) | 16 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | Czech Republic | USD United States dollar | 74,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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 | 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 | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Defining and solving business problems | 74,000 | 7 |
41,118 | 41,119 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,119 | 41,120 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;pnpm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;pnpm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;jQuery;Node.js | Astro;Node.js | Astro;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Customer service support;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | 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 | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 104,413 | null |
41,120 | 41,121 | 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) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 90,000 | 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no, absolutely not. Vibe coding is for the unemployed. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 65,663 | 7 |
41,121 | 41,122 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 35 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;visionOS | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Maybe | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
41,122 | 41,123 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 150,819 | 8 |
41,123 | 41,124 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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 | 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) | 13 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Zimbabwe | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Java;Python | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | DocumentDb
DocumentDb | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | null | 8 |
41,124 | 41,125 | 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 | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 12 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | C;C++ | C;C++;Python | C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;MSBuild | Make;MSBuild | Make;MSBuild | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, but manager is pushing to use it | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | null | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | How to use AI to solve larger problems | 250,000 | 3 |
41,125 | 41,126 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 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 | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 22,800 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Go;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Valkey | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Rider;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode | Nano;Vim;WebStorm | Nano;Vim;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Trello;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 546 | 8 |
41,126 | 41,127 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,127 | 41,128 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 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 | 40 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
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 | 1 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;SQL;VBA | null | null | Delphi, VB Net
Vb Net, Delphi | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Ultra Edit
Ultra Edit | Delphi 12+ Athens | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes, but in an incidental way. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | 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.;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 | 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 | Turn user problems into analysis, design the application flow as the basic logic. | 52,207 | 6 |
41,128 | 41,129 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 1 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 82,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes. since i use vscode and copilot is built into it. i do use copilot to search answers | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | problem solving, prompt engineering | 59,826 | 7 |
41,129 | 41,130 | 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 | 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 | 14 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Svelte | React;Svelte | React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS;Debian | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | tangled.sh
tangled.sh | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | creativity | 46,406 | 10 |
41,130 | 41,131 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 23 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | DevOps engineer or professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
woke descriptions on site | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 87,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Valkey | null | null | Typesense
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | null | null | Fly.io
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | Remix, React Router 7
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitLab;Linear | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | null | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 87,000 | 10 |
41,131 | 41,132 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,132 | 41,133 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 34 | Developer, QA or test | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,133 | 41,134 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | Academic researcher | 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 | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Other: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,134 | 41,135 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
41,135 | 41,136 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 41 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL | VB6, GMSL
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | Ansible;Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube | 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 week | Between 5 and 10 years | 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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I use it as a starting point for areas I'm not confident in or when under time limitations. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | Cursor Ai | 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 | Monolithic software products that are too large for LLMs to have in their contexts may require human developers.
High security (to avoid poisoned AIs) and auditing.
Communication with stakeholders | 200,000 | 8 |
41,136 | 41,137 | 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 | 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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 130 | Yes | Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Understand User requirements. Complex problem/defect solving | 77 | 7 |
41,137 | 41,138 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 24 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
literally everything/anything above AI | Ethical concerns
insistence on AI features / value | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
Open Source | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2,100 | 1,000 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Delphi;OCaml;Perl;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Perl;SQL | jq, awk, hy, dockerfile, cue, hcl, promql
jq, cue, dockerfile | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | json, prometheus, moosefs
json, moosefs | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | APT;Docker | APT;Docker | bash
bash | Yes | Angular;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Neovim;Vim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Redmine;Wikis | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Bluesky;YouTube | Bluesky;YouTube | forgejo, gitlab
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Read the question/answers the search engine brought me to Stack Overflow for (I never start at stackoverflow.com, but I always end up on it) | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | What in the cinnamon toast fuck? That's not even coding, that's insane. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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): | Actually understanding and working a problem, not just probabilistically applying pattern matching until something mostly fits. | null | 8 |
41,138 | 41,139 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 35 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;PowerShell;Python;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | 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 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 | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking, creative thinking | 80,254 | null |
41,139 | 41,140 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 816,000 | Yes | GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;TypeScript | GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Deno;Fastify;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;Astro;Deno;Node.js;Svelte | Angular;Deno;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | Neovim;Notepad++;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | Neovim;Notepad++;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | NA
NA | hostinger | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | hostinger | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Using your brain. | 85,534 | 8 |
41,140 | 41,141 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Data scientist | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Dart;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Dart;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J | Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js | FastAPI;Node.js | FastAPI;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio;Windsurf | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio;Windsurf | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio;Windsurf | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 300,000 | 5 |
41,141 | 41,142 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 9 | Developer, game or graphics | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 26,000 | Yes | C++;Lua | C++ | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News | Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | 30,164 | 9 |
41,142 | 41,143 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 47 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 132,000 | 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 | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 132,000 | 3 |
41,143 | 41,144 | 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 (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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 | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Lua;Python;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano | Nano;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Nano | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, nor will it ever be. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
41,144 | 41,145 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 17 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,200,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Railway;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Django | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All current skills will remain relevant. AI is stupid and isn't getting much better anymore. | 13,949 | 5 |
41,145 | 41,146 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 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;Other (please specify): | 27 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
Good Documentation | Ethical concerns
Bad documentation | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
Remote work | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 68,000 | Yes | C#;Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Terraform | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React;Svelte | Angular;Svelte | Angular;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Emacs
Emacs | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Miro | GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Other (write in):
Find existing answers to my questoin | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Other (write in): | Absolutely not, I'm a professional. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | There will be significant opportunities for experienced developers fixing up AI code that doesn't work because the person creating it only knew how to use AI. This will require a lot of analytical expertise and a lot of traditional software engineering skills.
I anticipate AI use will decline as people better understand what it is useful for, the tools utility levels out, and costs rise as the bubble bursts. | 92,576 | 6 |
41,146 | 41,147 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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 | 1,000 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch | Dynamodb | Dynamodb | Amazon Aurora
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;WebStorm | WebStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Amazon Q
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Only for prototyping webapps. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | People still need to be able to describe the problem to solve and the desired solution. | null | 9 |
41,147 | 41,148 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 6 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 1,250,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | FastAPI;Flask | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | Ubuntu | GitLab;Google Workspace;Miro;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | End to end domain knowledge to support more nuanced software design patterns and architecture | 123,534 | null |
41,148 | 41,149 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | 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
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
41,149 | 41,150 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);F#;OCaml;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Podman;Webpack | Cargo;Podman | Cargo;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery;React | FastAPI;Svelte | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
NA | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat;Fedora | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | null | 6 |
41,150 | 41,151 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 3 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);MATLAB;MicroPython;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);MATLAB;MicroPython;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);MATLAB;MicroPython;Python;R;SQL | c#
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL | mysql, posgrelsql
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Laravel;Node.js | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Amazon Bedrock | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Kaggle;LinkedIn | Kaggle;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no por el momento, mi conducta es académica en cuanto al desarrollo | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Customer service support;Robotics | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | 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 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 | el poder de analisis, y la capacidad de resolver problemas | 512 | null |
41,151 | 41,152 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;Rust;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS;Java;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Gradle;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Flask;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | 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 month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
41,152 | 41,153 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 8 | 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 | 13 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 32,000 | Yes | C#;SQL | C;GDScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | New Relic;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | 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 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 37,125 | 5 |
41,153 | 41,154 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 42 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 6 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | Delphi | Delphi | Delphi | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | Devops, teams
Devops, teams | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | Search for answers | 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 | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Copilot | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Analytic thought proces | 60,328 | 8 |
41,154 | 41,155 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 8 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Energy | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite | null | null | Dnf
Uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | iOS | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creative, unconventional and intelligent solutions | 46,406 | 7 |
41,155 | 41,156 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 66,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;React | null | null | Rocket
Rocket | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover | Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover | Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover | NA
NA | uv | c++23;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 76,570 | 7 |
41,156 | 41,157 | 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 | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 135,000 | Yes | Elixir;Go;Python;Zig | C#;Go;Zig | Go;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Neovim;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Neovim | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Neovim | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | 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.);Job board | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding isn't a complete part of my work but personal development for sure
| Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Coordinating with team and communicating what to do | 98,494 | 6 |
41,157 | 41,158 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 32 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 40 | 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 influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;VBA;Zig;Mojo | null | null | SPL (SmartWare Programming Language)
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | SwiftData;visionOS | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;iPadOS | Asana;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. Never. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to code means you can spot when AI code is wrong. The ability to architect and plan means you can steer the AI code to not create monolithic solutions. | 80,254 | null |
41,158 | 41,159 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Student | I don’t know | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | null | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;Express;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
41,159 | 41,160 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 21 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
Presence of AI or AI agents | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 30,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;Swift | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Axum
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Debian;iPadOS;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 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 | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, and I detest 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | All of them | 3,187 | null |
41,160 | 41,161 | 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.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
41,161 | 41,162 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Docker | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | 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 want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding how things work | 65,663 | 8 |
41,162 | 41,163 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 210,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);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 | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Problem solving and making maintainable code bases | 136,520 | 9 |
41,163 | 41,164 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 16 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 190,223 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS | Confluence;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have 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.;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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Everyone has their own way of troubleshooting based off past experiences that AI may not be able to replicate | 123,663 | 7 |
41,164 | 41,165 | 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.) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 32,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | uv
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama;uv | uv | uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS;Debian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not, and I reject PR's where the author doesn't take responsibility for the content. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 32,000 | 9 |
41,165 | 41,166 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 16 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,166 | 41,167 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | Developer, mobile | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
AI | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 25,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Other (write in):
Read answers | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | 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;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Actual in-depth knowledge. | 25,000 | 8 |
41,167 | 41,168 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,168 | 41,169 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,169 | 41,170 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 50 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 55 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | null | null | null | 5 | Bulgaria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;SQL | Python;TypeScript | null | NVIDIA-CUDA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;npm;Vite | pnpm | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;WebStorm;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, it is not or at least not yet. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | github co-pilot | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | years of experience, curiosity, fantasy, insight, UX, connection to reality, common sense | null | 10 |
41,170 | 41,171 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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) | 2 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Solidity, Cargo
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;Supabase | MySQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Ubuntu | Airtable;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes, speeds up work a lot | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Robotics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | High agency, getting things done as quickly as possible with the assistance of all AI tools, Knowing how things work at scale and designing systems accordingly, knowledge on niched out topics not yet being done by AI. personal connections | null | 9 |
41,171 | 41,172 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 26 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 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 | null | Banking/Financial Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 140,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Bun;Make | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Node.js | Deno | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | LangGraph;uv | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | Google Colab;Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | its make more productive, but not at all and not for all | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Thinking, trully reasoning | 25,485 | 9 |
41,172 | 41,173 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Laravel;Node.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | WebStorm;Zed | WebStorm;Zed | RubyMine
RubyMine | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News | Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | nope | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
41,173 | 41,174 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
good support documentation | Poor usability
lack of documentation | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
trusted that i know my sh!t | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 9 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 55,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | C#;C++;Go;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | React | Joomla
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;PhpStorm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;LangGraph;visionOS | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Bookmark posts to look at later
podcast | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Nope, i haven't been able to fully let go of control completely to the machine. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | IT operations;Marketing | Personalized agent creation | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server | Codex | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Advanced problem solving and anticipating possible issues that could arise. The ability to recognize when something doesn't "feel" right with an automatically generated solution. | 55,000 | 8 |
41,174 | 41,175 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
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 | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 118,251 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Yarn | Bun;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;NestJS;Nuxt.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Monday.com | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No - I will kill myself before I vibe code. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving; reading and understanding code; knowing best practices; knowing why something works or won't work as a solution | 118,251 | 4 |
41,175 | 41,176 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Make;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Make;pnpm;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | Django;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | 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 weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | 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 | null | 65,009 | 6 |
41,176 | 41,177 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | null | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 14 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 180,000 | null | Delphi | Delphi | Delphi | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Oracle;PostgreSQL | Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;MSBuild;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);MSBuild | Amazon Web Services (AWS);MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++ | Cursor;Notepad++ | Cursor;Notepad++ | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello | GitHub;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | good communication e critical thinking skills | 32,767 | 3 |
41,177 | 41,178 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | DevOps engineer or professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,178 | 41,179 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 28 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | C#;C++ | 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 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering;Robotics | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | 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 | Mathematics, formulas, conceptual logic, efficient human interface design. | null | null |
41,179 | 41,180 | 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 | 22 | 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 | 29 | Financial analyst or engineer | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | 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 | Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Lote for craft | null | 8 |
41,180 | 41,181 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 7 | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite | Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite | Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite | Kibana
Helm | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Deno;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte | TanStack
TanStack | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | critical thinking, problem solving, evaluating trade-offs, write maintainable code, anticipating near future challenges | 136,392 | 7 |
41,181 | 41,182 | 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) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,182 | 41,183 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Other (please specify):
Be able to work remote or maximum 2 days at work. | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 630,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;iOS | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Data and analytics;Customer service support | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 66,038 | 3 |
41,183 | 41,184 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 11 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;GDScript;Python | C++;Lua;Python;Rust | C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | In-depth knowledge about the specific domain where AI may not know everything/hallucinate more. Working with an outdated/antiquated codebase where AI could give incorrect suggestions. Utilizing AI tools to enhance productivity. | 81,210 | 8 |
41,184 | 41,185 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 50 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 50 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | ArangoDB
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Ant
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Eclipse | Eclipse | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Javadocs
Javadocs | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | 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 | Long-form articles;Videos | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. AI is a crutch, and exposes your intellectual property to others. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | AI will never be able to see the big picture, at least not in 3-5 years. | null | 9 |
41,185 | 41,186 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;JavaScript;Python;Zig | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;InfluxDB;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | all of tem | 58,007 | 5 |
41,186 | 41,187 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 10 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 6,000,000 | Yes | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;jQuery;Laravel;Spring Boot | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | 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;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 | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 41,453 | 10 |
41,187 | 41,188 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | None of the above;Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 15 | Pakistan | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | null | null |
41,188 | 41,189 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Vite | Docker;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Next.js;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Linear | GitHub;GitLab;Linear | GitHub;GitLab;Linear | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;X | Discord | Discord | 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code | Project planning | null | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Generally understanding foundational concepts of computer science and programming; design and product development | 45,000 | 7 |
41,189 | 41,190 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 1,300,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Nop. I use it to see if my own code can be optimized, but I write the code, I don't copy paste the code. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 68,431 | 9 |
41,190 | 41,191 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | null | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 40 | 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 | 13 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | null | null | null | php, html, jquery
NA | Yes | null | null | null | mysql
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | 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 | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | reason | null | null |
41,191 | 41,192 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 10 | Zimbabwe | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | R;SQL | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | LangGraph | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Twitch;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | data privacy, data ethics | null | null |
41,192 | 41,193 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 11 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | null | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem solving. | 245,055 | 9 |
41,193 | 41,194 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 4 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 4,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | Brainfuck, Intercal
OpenGL | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte | FastAPI;Svelte | FastAPI;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Ultralytics | Ultralytics | Ultralytics | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not really, I don't want to take any AI generated code seriously before reviewing it myself manually. However, for quick throwaway scripts I don't care if the code is readable, so it's okay if done by AI. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Testing code, dynamic analysis | 4,641 | null |
41,194 | 41,195 | 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) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,195 | 41,196 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | Docker;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | 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;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | 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’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, it's a terrible idea. Makes worse developers and worse code. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Debugging crappy AI code. But more of the general architecture of systems as well. Also understanding what the client says vs what they really need. | 120,000 | 7 |
41,196 | 41,197 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 56,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte | Astro;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte | Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding the Problem that someone wants to solve. The social aspect of interacting with the customer | 64,968 | 5 |
41,197 | 41,198 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 525,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Make | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Django;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of them | 525,000 | 6 |
41,198 | 41,199 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 3 | System administrator | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 20,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Rust;SQL | Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | pnpm;Vercel;Vite | pnpm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Asana;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yea | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | supabase | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Unsure | 20,000 | null |
41,199 | 41,200 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 408,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Railway;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Definitely not! | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding core principles is always going to be valuable, expertise cannot be replaced by AI | 23,003 | 8 |
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