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41,900 | 41,901 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 15 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;Go;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pip;Terraform | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Phoenix | Django;FastAPI;Node.js;Phoenix | FastAPI;Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Fedora | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning 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) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, not really | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | General computer science, debugging, architectural skills | 1,531 | 7 |
41,901 | 41,902 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | None of the above | 18 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 2 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 2,560 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 466 | null |
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | Copilot
Copilot | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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41,906 | 41,907 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 3 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Albania | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | null | null | GLSL
NA | null | Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad 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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
41,907 | 41,908 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | 3 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | C#;Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Kubernetes;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Spring Boot | null | null | gRPC
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Long-form articles;Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Let me answer with: would you consider "vibe surgery" be part of the medical profession? | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | understanding networking and infrastructure, architecture, problem solving. | 197,225 | 8 |
41,908 | 41,909 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 6 | 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 | 12 | Other (please specify): | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
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41,909 | 41,910 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 40,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | For prototyping, and small changes, yes. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | 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. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Requirements management, schedule management, end-user engagement, big-scale thinking. | 54,457 | 5 |
41,910 | 41,911 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 42 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 42 | Retired | null | null | null | null | null | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
Pascal | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | 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;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | 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 | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Hand coding. In my experience, automatically generated code has not been effective: in a database, for example, it will often report no results when I know the criteria I have input should produce results. In my work, when the data was important for management purposes, this created considerable stress because I couldn't trust the decisions tool. | null | null |
41,911 | 41,912 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | 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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41,912 | 41,913 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
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41,913 | 41,914 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Developer, front-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,914 | 41,915 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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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41,915 | 41,916 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
41,916 | 41,917 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Azerbaijan | AZN Azerbaijan manat | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;Ruby;SQL | C | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | CloudFlare D1
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Make;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Railway | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | cmake
cmake | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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.;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. | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | any writing | null | null |
41,917 | 41,918 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,918 | 41,919 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,919 | 41,920 | 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 | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;Oracle | MongoDB;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitLab;Notion | GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.;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 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 | 58,007 | 9 |
41,920 | 41,921 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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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41,921 | 41,922 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 28 | 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 | 38 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Dart;Kotlin;Scala;SQL | Dart;Kotlin;Scala;SQL | Dart;Kotlin;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,922 | 41,923 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | 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) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,923 | 41,924 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 10 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;IBM DB2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Podman;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Podman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | jQuery;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | jQuery;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | 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.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing;Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Redis;Neo4j;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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;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 | debugging, solution design, problem solving skills, abstract thinking | 38,346 | 8 |
41,924 | 41,925 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 16 | 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 | 18 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | NA
NA | null | Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip;Poetry | Homebrew;Ninja;Pip | Homebrew;Ninja;Pip | uv, cmake
uv | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | c++23;Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | Wrike
Wrike | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Copilot
Copilot | 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 | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, and I don't want it to be | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Architecture, applied development to new domains of knowledge. | 140,000 | 9 |
41,925 | 41,926 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,926 | 41,927 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Luxembourg | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | C#;Java;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I mostly use it to create docs, help me write tests. sometimes to debug stuff too. Rarely use it for create a new feature | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | 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 think AI struggles a lot with legacy code bases. So I think they wont excel in that department also they are quite bad at new techs that come out as they need a few months to gather knowledge on it | 81,210 | 6 |
41,927 | 41,928 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | 216,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Fedora | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | Logseq
Logseq | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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. | 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. | 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 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 | System design and communication with other people | 13,237 | 8 |
41,928 | 41,929 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;Go;Perl;Python | Elixir;Erlang;Go;Perl;Python;Zig;Gleam | Go;Perl;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus | CPAN
CPAN | Yes | AngularJS;Django;Flask;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;WordPress | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | Mojolicious
Mojolicious | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Vim;VSCodium | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Vim;VSCodium | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Redmine;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (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 | 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 | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not really | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;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 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 | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase | null | Agno;CrewAI;Ollama;LangChain;phidata | null | Grafana + Prometheus | Datadog | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
41,929 | 41,930 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, front-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | 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.;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;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 | logical | null | null |
41,930 | 41,931 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,931 | 41,932 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 82,500 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase;Valkey | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;Node.js;Svelte | Astro;Deno;Node.js;Svelte | Astro;Deno;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | 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 | 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 | 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 | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | 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 | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Architecting, reviewing code, fixing subtle bugs | 95,712 | 8 |
41,932 | 41,933 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 0 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
41,933 | 41,934 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 0 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;jQuery;Spring Boot | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 116,733 | 3 |
41,934 | 41,935 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,935 | 41,936 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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 | 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 | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 20 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis;Cockroachdb | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;FastAPI;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | VSCodium | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;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;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | null | 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 | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;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 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 | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | The ability to describe complex problems. | 200,000 | 8 |
41,936 | 41,937 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,937 | 41,938 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Colleague or on-the-job training | 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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41,938 | 41,939 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 45 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | C;C++ | C;C++;Python | C;C++ | C++ builder
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | 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 every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Algorithms | null | null |
41,939 | 41,940 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 190,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Elixir;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Heroku;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Terraform | nixpkgs
nixpkgs | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Cursor;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Cursor;Neovim;Rider | Aider;Cursor;Neovim;Rider | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;NixOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | Excalidraw
excalidraw | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;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 | For small tools to help with other work only. Not any of the main tasks. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | ChromaDB;pgvector | custom | Llama Index | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Perplexity | cursor | 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 | 123,518 | 7 |
41,940 | 41,941 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,941 | 41,942 | 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 | null | 16 | 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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41,942 | 41,943 | 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.) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 298,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | NA
Clojure | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Flask;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Flask;Vue.js | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Polars;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Android;Debian | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 298,000 | null |
41,943 | 41,944 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,944 | 41,945 | 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 (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | 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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41,945 | 41,946 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Other (please specify):
FOSS | Other (please specify):
"Pricing" tab | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
no-bs policies | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 15 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | OVH, CMake
OVH, CMake | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | teamwork
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | unknowncheats
unknowncheats | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | gh copilot
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO! I don't accept code that I wouldn't personally write. It's autocomplete on steroids, not a human replacement LOL. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | In 3-5 years, people will realize how much trash we have actually produced. Somebody will have to fix this shit show. For more complex tasks, especially in new areas where there is basically 0 data to train the models, there will always be jobs. You can either fake it till you make it or show the world that you actually care. "Real" products will be more and more valuable when people get tired of endless ai slop. | null | 8 |
41,946 | 41,947 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 16 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 68,000 | Yes | Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | MySQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | MCP | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Hell 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Understanding code and structures, to find and fix the cause of errors where AI shows no gaps. | 78,890 | null |
41,947 | 41,948 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 6 | Malaysia | MYR Malaysian ringgit | 51,450 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Yarn | Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Trello | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not at all, I only ask LLMs to generate the documentation/comments, to help identify errors while debugging and to learn new technologies. Though, I will only describe the situation and won't share the codebase. I will also correct the errors of the documentation/comments, but it saves time in a majority of the cases. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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. | 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.;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 | Soft skills such as communication skills, collaboration skills, etc. Additionally, knowledge and expertise within a technology is still useful compared to someone who has no experience and "codes" with AI. | 12,123 | 9 |
41,948 | 41,949 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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 | 8 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 132,600,000 | Yes | Java;PHP;SQL | C#;Go;Java;Kotlin;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;IBM DB2;Oracle | BigQuery;Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Splunk | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman | Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Twitch;LinkedIn | LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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. | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 32,445 | 8 |
41,949 | 41,950 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,950 | 41,951 | 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 | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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) | 4 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | South Korea | KRW South Korean won | 34,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MariaDB;MySQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;H2 | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack | Ansible;APT;Bun;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Splunk;Webpack | APT;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | NEVER | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | 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 | Neo4j;ChromaDB;Pinecone | null | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | knowledge for building system (architect & infra) | 24,988 | 10 |
41,951 | 41,952 | 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.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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 | 23 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Pip | Cargo | Cargo | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira | Airtable;GitHub;Trello | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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.;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 | 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Defining requirements and general problem solving. | 120,000 | 3 |
41,952 | 41,953 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
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 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Groovy;MicroPython;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Groovy;MicroPython;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Webpack | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Problem solving
| 98,612 | 8 |
41,953 | 41,954 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,954 | 41,955 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no really | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
41,955 | 41,956 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Helm
Helm, Bicep | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core | 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;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;RAG | .NET 8 or higher;RAG | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I don't think AI will be able to understand and execute the complexity of the codebase I work in. There are a lot of moving parts and I'm sure AI will miss a few details. Architectural design and adhering to design principles is where AI will struggle. AI can't manage environments and deployments under the agile software development framework. Understanding the business requirements and incremental addition of features and complexity will be hard to manage for AI. | 12,786 | null |
41,956 | 41,957 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 35 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | null | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, it can be a productivity boost. However, it is only useful for someone who has sufficient skills and experience to critically examine the vibe code. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
41,957 | 41,958 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 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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41,958 | 41,959 | 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) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,959 | 41,960 | 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.) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 20 | 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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41,960 | 41,961 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 980,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | Cassandra;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;New Relic;npm;Pacman;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Railway;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;New Relic;npm;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony | Angular;Django;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Odoo;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Fedora | Fedora | Asana;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 11,391 | 3 |
41,961 | 41,962 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,962 | 41,963 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
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 | 5 | 9 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 150,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Vite | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte | Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | Solid.js
Solid.js | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Fedora | Windows | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Wikis | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 88,960 | 2 |
41,963 | 41,964 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Support engineer or analyst | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,964 | 41,965 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 0 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 80,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS | HTML/CSS;Java;Visual Basic (.Net) | HTML/CSS | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | null | Drupal | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Drupal | Drupal | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 58,367 | 1 |
41,965 | 41,966 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 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;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 7 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Vite | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | X;LinkedIn | X;LinkedIn | X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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41,966 | 41,967 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 26 | 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 | 32 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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41,967 | 41,968 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | 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) | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Webpack | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Webpack | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Jira;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | Cline | 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 | null | 80,254 | 7 |
41,968 | 41,969 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
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 | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | npm;Podman;Vite | npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Vibe Coding is absolute proof of incompetence. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Redis;Neo4j;ChromaDB | null | Vertex AI;OpenRouter | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Wiz | 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 | 8 |
41,969 | 41,970 | 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) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 12 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 15 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 255,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it is not | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | 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.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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.;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. | 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 | Redis;Neo4j | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Devin AI | 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 | Problem Solving and soft skills | 46,419 | 8 |
41,970 | 41,971 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 33 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 41 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 15 | 20 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | C++;Groovy;Java;PowerShell;SQL | Java;Rust;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;RustRover | Nano;RustRover | Nano;RustRover | NA
Netbeans | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
gerrit | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Solving comlex problems | 46,406 | 7 |
41,971 | 41,972 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 23 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Documentation | Availability of better alternatives
Poor documentation | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Haskell
Haskell | Yes | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Not really. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | 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): | Out-of-the-box thinking | 34,804 | 4 |
41,972 | 41,973 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Good documentation | Prohibitive pricing
Poor documentation | Media & Advertising Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,973 | 41,974 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 | 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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41,974 | 41,975 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,975 | 41,976 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | 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, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | 104,413 | 8 |
41,976 | 41,977 | 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 | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,977 | 41,978 | 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 (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Books / Physical media | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 12,000,000 | Yes | Dart;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python | C#;Java;Python | Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;React;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;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 | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | Not really, just here and there | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 | Reading and Understanding Code base | 7,748 | 9 |
41,978 | 41,979 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,979 | 41,980 | 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.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | DevOps engineer or professional | null | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,980 | 41,981 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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41,981 | 41,982 | 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.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 15 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | 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 | Software Development | 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);C#;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | 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 | Coding challenges | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to compare different solutions | Unterstand the code | null | 10 |
41,982 | 41,983 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 7 | null | null | 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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41,983 | 41,984 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);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 | 30 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 460,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Kotlin;Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Kotlin;Python;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Pip | CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager, SDK Man, Ruby Version Manager
SDK Man | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Astro | ASP.NET Core;Astro | Astro, Kotlin Multiplatform
Astro, Kotlin Multiplatform | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | DataGrip, CLion, GoLand, Fleet, RubyMine
DataGrip, CLion, GoLand | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Arch | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);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);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | 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 distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Vibe coding isn't strictly a part of my professional development work, however occasionally it's been useful to leverage vibe coding as a way to ideate without the expectation of having the AI-generated code represent something usable or production-ready. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | LanceDB;GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | 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 | I believe that developers will need to continue to articulate problems in a succinct and sensical manner, to ensure effective use of AI tooling. I also believe that deep technical knowledge within the developer's domain is essential for validating AI-generated outputs. The practice of identifying, and designing test suites to provide proper code coverage for implementations will be essential, as a guardrail against issues with AI-generated solutions. | 299,043 | 8 |
41,984 | 41,985 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 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;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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 11 | AI/ML engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,985 | 41,986 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 39 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 0 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 155,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;PowerShell;SQL | AWK
AWK | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | TeamCity, Jira, bitbucket
TeamCity, Jira, bitbucket | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Copilot
Copilot | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | JAMA
JAMA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | 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 | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | NO | 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.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creative solutions and UI | 113,085 | 9 |
41,986 | 41,987 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | 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 | 10 | 4 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C# | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Testing code | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 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 | The ability to simplify code and deliver code quicker. People skills. a bigger focus on business and collaboration | 72,282 | 7 |
41,987 | 41,988 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Republic of North Macedonia | MKD Macedonian denar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
41,988 | 41,989 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | 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 | null | null | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 1,300 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | Java;Python;Rust;SQL | Java;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Google Cloud | Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Fedora | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO | null | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 | null | 1,300 | 9 |
41,989 | 41,990 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 12 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | asciidoc
asciidoc | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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;Other (write in): | Vibe coding is cancer that should be destroyed.
No, I don't do "vibe coding". | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
41,990 | 41,991 | 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.);None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | null | null | Government | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | null | Yes | Rust;TypeScript | TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
Crystal Lang | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui;Ollama | RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Pop!_OS | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | 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 | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
41,991 | 41,992 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | null | null | 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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41,992 | 41,993 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Assembly;C;C++;Rust | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | CLion
CLion | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | '- Project planning
- Complex tasks, especially within specialized fields | null | null |
41,993 | 41,994 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,994 | 41,995 | 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 | 11 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
41,995 | 41,996 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Data or business analyst | 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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41,996 | 41,997 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 38 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 38 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 15 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 213,941,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Supabase;Amazon Redshift | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Supabase;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes it is. Little by little I'm adding it to my daily workflow, mostly in my side projects | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | 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. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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. | 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 | ChromaDB;supabase | CrewAI, Camel AI, LangGraph, and Smolagent | Vertex AI;CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;Smolagents | null | New Relic;Snyk;LangSmith | openlit, agentops | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev | 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 | creativity, human trends, development tools ideas and conceptual design | 52,348 | 8 |
41,997 | 41,998 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 31 | 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 | 40 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python | Google App Script
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | Windows | Azure Devops;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, not familiar with the term | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | 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;Other (please specify): | All current skills will remain valuable, but skills related to AI engagement will become more valuable. | null | null |
41,998 | 41,999 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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41,999 | 42,000 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 38 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 skills, talking to clients and analyzing problems, big picture understanding | 139,218 | 10 |
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