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I code primarily as a hobby
Prefer not to say
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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
5
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
null
null
No
null
2
2
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey
SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite
Cargo;Docker;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite
Cargo;Docker;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Deno;Django;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js
Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js
Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js
Actix-Web Actix-Web
Yes
Visual Studio Code;Zed
null
null
Helix Helix
null
null
null
null
null
Android;Arch;Fedora;NixOS
null
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
Markdown File
Markdown File
Codeberg, Forgejo Codeberg, Forgejo
Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
Codeberg, Forgejo, Mastodon, Discourse Codeberg, Forgejo, Mastodon, Discourse
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Ask a question NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Very unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
Hell no! AI code is not remotely good enough.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I 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
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev
Zed, Ollama
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Knowing syntax, how the code works, best practises, deep understanding of the platform and most things that are important today.
null
null
4,201
4,202
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
7
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
20
Academic researcher
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Higher Education
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
45,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;PowerShell;Python;R
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;R;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;R
Clojure Clojure
Yes
Databricks SQL;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase
Databricks SQL;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Supabase
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Supabase
Ansible;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Django;Flask;Next.js;Spring Boot
Django;Flask;Spring Boot
Django;Flask;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Emacs Emacs
Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG
Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG
Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Fedora
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;Wikis
GitHub;Wikis
org-mode org-mode
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
61,264
null
4,202
4,203
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
9
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
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Manufacturing
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
54,600
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;Go;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL
MongoDB;Amazon Redshift
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Poetry;Yarn
Terraform
null
NA NA
Yes
Spring Boot
Angular;Deno;Express;NestJS;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock
null
null
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Generating content or synthetic data
Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No it is not.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Requirements Engineering
63,344
9
4,203
4,204
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
17
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Other:
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
15
10
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
39,240
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
C#;Python;TypeScript
C#;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase;Pocketbase
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite;Webpack
Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack
Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Node.js;React
Node.js;React
Node.js;React
shadcn/ui, radix shadcn/ui, radix
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Shadcn/ui
Shadcn/ui
Shadcn/ui
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows
GitHub;Jira;Miro;Wikis
GitHub;Jira;Miro;Wikis
GitHub;Jira;Miro;Wikis
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code
Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Yes, for a very small part on non-essential work items
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
null
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
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
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity
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
Critical thinking
45,524
8
4,204
4,205
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
15
Developer, front-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Retail and Consumer Services
You like your manager NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
2
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
82
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam
HTML/CSS;Lisp;OCaml;Rust;Gleam
HTML/CSS;Lisp;Rust;Gleam
NA NA
null
PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn
Bun;Vite
Vite
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Deno;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Vim;Zed
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
gleam
gleam
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
no
No, and I don't plan to
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
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
creativity
95
6
4,205
4,206
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
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);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;Colleague or on-the-job training
15
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
4
2
France
EUR European Euro
56,560
Yes
Java;Kotlin;SQL
Java;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript
Java;Kotlin
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
BigQuery;MongoDB;Redis
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool)
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud
NA NA
Yes
Spring Boot
Angular;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;React
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Fedora
MacOS
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro
GitHub
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Comment on Q&A posts NA
No, not at all
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning new concepts or technologies
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Not at all
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Debugging, integration test, E2E tests
65,618
7
4,206
4,207
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
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
6
Data scientist
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
12
8
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
60,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python;R;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL
MySQL;PostgreSQL
MySQL;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask
FastAPI;Flask
FastAPI;Flask
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Polars
Polars;Google Gemini
Polars
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
null
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
No, but I 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
69,609
8
4,207
4,208
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
10
System administrator
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Costs are manageable FOSS
Ethical concerns NA
Other:
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
4
France
EUR European Euro
46,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Docker
Ansible;APT;Datadog;Docker;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform
Ansible;APT;Docker
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Debian;Arch
Arch
GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Redmine
GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams
GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating 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;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Search for answers
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
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.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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
53,367
null
4,208
4,209
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
22
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
34
Engineering manager
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Media & Advertising Services
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
3
Spain
EUR European Euro
80,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack
NA turbopack
Yes
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony
Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Bolt;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode
Android Studio;Bolt;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS
Windows;Android;iOS
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;Jira
bitbucket bitbucket, rovo
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose 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
Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Testing code
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Maybe for prototypes or POCs, but not for production projects.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Language processing
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have increased my productivity.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
GitHub MCP Server
null
Ollama
null
Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Criteria, overall view, experience.
92,812
null
4,209
4,210
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
24
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
34
Support engineer or analyst
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
null
Spain
EUR European Euro
82,000
Yes
Java;Python
Java
Java
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gradle;Maven (build tool);Podman
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Quarkus Quarkus
Yes
Aider;VSCodium
null
null
Continue.dev NA
Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
Fedora
null
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
Zulip NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models
null
null
Granite NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Ask a question NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code
Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No, and it's very difficult that it does.
No, but I 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
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
All of them.
95,132
7
4,210
4,211
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)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
6
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
School
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Expert mentors NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
4
India
INR Indian rupee
1,000,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
CMD NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip
Linode NA
Yes
FastAPI;React;Spring Boot
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;React;Spring Boot
FastAPI;React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Fedora
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 1 and 3 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
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
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
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
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
Somewhat
11,624
7
4,211
4,212
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
25
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
Colleague or on-the-job training
35
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure
Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure
Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;Spring Boot
Angular;AngularJS;Spring Boot
Angular;AngularJS;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS;Fedora
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
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
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Other (write in): Look up an answer
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Search for answers
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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
7
4,212
4,213
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
33
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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
40
Developer, front-end
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
15
10
Germany
EUR European Euro
88,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;SQLite
MySQL
MySQL
NA NA
Yes
npm;Vite
npm;Vite
npm;Vite
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure NA
Yes
Node.js
Deno;Node.js
Node.js
preact preact
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
MacDown MacDown
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
null
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
null
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Other (write in):
It's not at all a part of it. AI is still only a tool, mostly used as an intelligent code completion.
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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot;Perplexity
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
creativity, out-of-the-box thinking, experience, the ability to find solutions for unique problems
102,093
6
4,213
4,214
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)
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges
15
Engineering manager
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
15
20
United Arab Emirates
AED United Arab Emirates dirham
318,000
Yes
Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
Dart;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig
Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Cockroachdb
Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Amazon Redshift;Valkey
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress;Axum
Astro;Deno;Django;Express;Fastify;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress;Axum
Astro;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress;Axum
Echo, Tauri Echo, Tauri
Yes
Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;WebStorm;Windsurf
Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Windsurf
GoLand GoLand
Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;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;X Grok models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok 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;X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
A few times per week
Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring
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
Nope. Oh Helll nawww!
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
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
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
Coding
86,591
8
4,214
4,215
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
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
33
Engineering manager
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
null
Manufacturing
null
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
null
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
70,000
Yes
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
Microsoft Azure;NuGet
Microsoft Azure;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
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
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops
Jira
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
null
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No, thank fuck
No, but I 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
95,299
null
4,215
4,216
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
30
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media
40
Architect, software or solutions
null
null
null
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
6
6
Germany
EUR European Euro
43,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;Prolog;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;MicroPython;Prolog;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;Prolog;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL
Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL
Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pip;Terraform
APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pip;Terraform
APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pip;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Spring Boot
Spring Boot
Spring Boot
CherryPy CherryPy
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu
MacOS;Ubuntu
null
null
null
Kaiju Brain Kaiju Brain
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No, vibe coding is not professional work.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
pgvector
null
Vertex AI
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
Other (please specify):
'- Analytical and critical thinking to evaluate AI output - Deing pain-free to rework AI generated mess - Knowledge of development best practices and foundations
49,886
9
4,216
4,217
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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
5
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1
3
France
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;MicroPython;Python;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Lua;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Lua;Python
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Flask
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Fedora
Debian
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
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
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
null
null
4,217
4,218
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
55-64 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
40
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
30
Support engineer or analyst
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Good brand and public image NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Retail and Consumer Services
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
4
4
Romania
RON Romanian leu
null
Yes
PowerShell;Python
Python
Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Google Cloud;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Google Cloud;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Google Cloud;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Flask
Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery
Flask
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn;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
Chat (people)
Ask a question NA
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
yes
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
null
null
null
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
common sense
null
null
4,218
4,219
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.)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
20
Developer, game or graphics
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality the technologies used
Other (please specify): the rust programming language
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
C;C#;C++;Go;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python
OCaml;PHP;Prolog;Zig
null
NA Jai, Odin
Yes
Oracle;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
c++23
c++23
c++23
null
jai
Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
GitHub;GitLab
null
null
Zammad NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Vibe coding is a joke perpetuated by the incompetent.
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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Memory management and high performance computing.
null
7
4,219
4,220
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
17
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
30
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
14
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
30,000
Yes
C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL
C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;SQL
C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
MariaDB;MySQL
MySQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;Fedora
Jira
GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams
Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
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
Designing software even if this means refactoring code produced by AI.
40,842
8
4,220
4,221
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
15
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;OCaml;Python;Rust;SQL
Assembly;C;C++;OCaml;Rust
Assembly;C;C++;OCaml;Rust
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA rocksdb
Yes
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Netlify;Poetry
Ansible;Cargo
Ansible;Cargo
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Neovim;Vim;Zed
Neovim;Vim;Zed
NA NA
c++23;Tailwind CSS 4
c++23
c++23
null
null
Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code
Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
no, because it's too annoying
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify):
computer architecture; performance optimisations; having "taste"
null
4
4,221
4,222
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
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
16
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
People manager
In-person
No
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
132,000
Yes
C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript
Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL
BigQuery;Elasticsearch
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Node.js;Vue.js
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow
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
Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
nope
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Judging the overall code how it solves the issue. Architectural decissions for bigger projects.
163,671
10
4,222
4,223
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
34
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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
40
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
30
25
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
220,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python
C#;Python;Rust
C#;Python
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Terraform
Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Terraform
Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Astro
ASP.NET Core;Astro
ASP.NET Core;Astro
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Predictive analytics
null
Committing and reviewing code
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
yes. while i know what good (and bad) code looks like, AI provides a rapid style of development to generate boilerplate code as well as complex alogrithms and tests
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;IT operations
Integration with external agents and APIs
null
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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
Ollama
null
Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity;Cody
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
143,021
8
4,223
4,224
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
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
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
30
Academic researcher
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
null
null
null
Higher Education
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
null
Italy
EUR European Euro
50,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
InfluxDB;MySQL;SQLite
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MySQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite
Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;React;Vue.js
Django;FastAPI;Next.js;React;Vue.js
FastAPI;React;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
null
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
yes
No, but I 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
58,007
null
4,224
4,225
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.);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
25
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
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
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
25
12
India
INR Indian rupee
6,000,000
Yes
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Multiple times per day
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, definitely
null
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Committing and reviewing code
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
null
I haven’t encountered any problems
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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 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
Design Debugging PostMortem Analysis
69,744
6
4,225
4,226
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
4
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
6
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Other (please specify): usability, scalability, developer community and Investor backing
Poor usability NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Pakistan
PKR Pakistani rupee
50,000,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;SQL
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL
MongoDB
MongoDB
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;npm
Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;npm
Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;npm
NA NA
Yes
Drupal;jQuery;React;WordPress
jQuery;React
jQuery;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Monday.com
GitLab
GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Ask a question NA
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics
null
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Other (write in):
It is good for generic parts of coding but for complex tasks, we have to divein ourselves. Also the Ai usually gets you stuck or gets more time consuming when dealing with code that is >500 lines.
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify):
cyber security, embedded systems, system design, web deployment, code debugging, solving complex problems.
175,581
8
4,226
4,227
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
null
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
37
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Austria
EUR European Euro
85,000
Yes
Assembly;C;C#;C++;PowerShell;Python;Rust
Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Assembly;C;C++;PowerShell;Python;Rust
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;PostgreSQL
MariaDB;PostgreSQL
MariaDB;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Vite
vcpkg vcpkg
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS
Windows;iPadOS
Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro
Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File
Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Even the best LLM can and will make mistakes, but they are extremely fast to create a first working version. Using LLMs shifts the developer's role from coding to expert reviewer. This does require expert knowledge, novice programmers will not be good reviewers of AI generated code.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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
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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
GitHub MCP Server
null
Amazon Bedrock Agents
null
Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions
Even the best AI tools still make mistakes now, but much less so in 3-5 years. The role of developer will shift much more into reviewing AI code and making high-level architectural decisions to make sure code generated by AI stays maintainable and extensible into the future. To review code generated by AI expert knowledge is still necessary.
98,612
10
4,227
4,228
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
30
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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
12
Data engineer
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
0
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
50,000
Yes
PHP;SQL;VBA
PowerShell
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Exchange
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
Writing code;Search for answers
null
null
It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
talking to the end user
68,071
7
4,228
4,229
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
20
Architect, software or solutions
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
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Fintech
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Argentina
ARS Argentine peso
72,000
Yes
Go;Java
Kotlin;Rust
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Terraform
Cargo;Gradle
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;X;LinkedIn
X
X
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code
Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
I haven’t encountered any problems
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Data and analytics;Marketing
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT
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
null
61
7
4,229
4,230
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
10
Developer, front-end
20 to 99 employees
null
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable Good documentation
Availability of better alternatives NA
Media & Advertising Services
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
Yes
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
10
5
South Africa
ZAR South African rand
576,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vite
Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vite
Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Express;Node.js
Astro;Express;FastAPI;Node.js
Astro;Express;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Clickup;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion
GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion
GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;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 daily
Favorable
Highly trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
Predictive analytics
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;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
Yes, I do vibe coding as part of my daily workflow.
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
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;Other (please specify):
Seeing the big picture/entire system to be developed and understanding its context, requirements elicitation, creativity, sensitivity to UI/UX concerns (usability), understanding, at least on a basic level, how code works and is deployed (functions, data structures, OSs, networking etc.)
32,474
7
4,230
4,231
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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
25
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Energy
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Israel
ILS Israeli new shekel
350,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Datadog;Heroku;New Relic;npm;Webpack;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
null
null
RubyMine NA
Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro
null
null
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Comment on Q&A posts 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
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
Learning about a codebase;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
Yes
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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
Developers would have to know how to develop!!!
102,950
9
4,231
4,232
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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
5
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
null
Manufacturing
null
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
R;TypeScript
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;Oracle;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift
null
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Kubernetes
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;Django;Laravel;WordPress
AngularJS;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Eclipse
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
Windows
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
null
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
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 want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
null
4,232
4,233
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
15
Engineering manager
5,000 to 9,999 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
null
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
3
Romania
RON Romanian leu
147,470
Yes
C++;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C++;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C++;Python;SQL;TypeScript
VBScript VBScript
Yes
Supabase
Supabase
Supabase
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
React
React
React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
null
null
Windows
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
Reddit
Reddit
Reddit
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
No, not really
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
Debugging or fixing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Kindness, "humanness"
33,881
null
4,233
4,234
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
11
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
12
Developer, mobile
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
69,500
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
Dart;Go;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Poetry;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;React;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;WebStorm;Xcode
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Android
MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS
Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
Generating content or synthetic data
I haven’t encountered any problems
Not currently.
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.;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
Not sure there will be any
94,618
6
4,234
4,235
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
5
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
8
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
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Germany
EUR European Euro
55,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
C;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig
C;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;MongoDB;SQLite
SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Cargo;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn
Bun;Cargo;Pacman
Bun;Cargo;Pacman
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js
Nuxt.js;Vue.js
Nuxt.js;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Neovim
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Linux (non-WSL);Arch
Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No, i prefer to understand my code and my projects
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Understanding and maintaining Low level projects and very complex projects such as compilers, window managers and stuff
63,808
6
4,235
4,236
I am a developer by profession
65 years or older
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
45
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
50
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
null
null
null
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
3
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Delphi;SQL
Delphi;SQL
Delphi;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Interbase, Firebird Interbase, Firebird
Yes
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis
Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis
Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
A few times per week
Long-form articles
null
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Creativity, lateral thinking
null
10
4,236
4,237
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Other (please specify):
Not 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
9
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
3
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
75,000
Yes
C;C#;Go;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam
Elixir;F#;Lua;OCaml;Rust;Zig;Mojo;Gleam
Lua;OCaml;Rust;Zig;Gleam
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase
DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn
Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Vite
Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js
Phoenix
Phoenix
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Zed
Neovim;Zed
Neovim;Zed
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Shadcn/ui
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow
null
null
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 Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems
No, it does not work for medium to large projects
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
Software engineering
Multi-platform search enablement
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Problem solving and communnication
48,757
3
4,237
4,238
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
null
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
5
Developer, front-end
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Greece
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
Ada;C;C#;C++
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
React
Astro;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot
null
Three.js NA
Yes
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora;Pop!_OS;NixOS
null
GitHub
null
null
NA NA
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn;Medium
null
null
Mastodon NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
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
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
null
null
null
null
4,238
4,239
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
8
DevOps engineer or professional
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives 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
20
20
South Africa
ZAR South African rand
186,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust
Ansible Ansible
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB
Elasticsearch;MariaDB
Elasticsearch;MariaDB
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Pacman
Ansible;Pacman
Ansible;Pacman
Vagrant, Packer Vagrant, Packer
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Vim
Neovim;Vim
Neovim;Vim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Arch
Ubuntu;Arch
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
GitLab;Markdown File
GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No and it never will be.
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Being able to comprehend and utilize tooling and codebases well and problem solve at a high level with a macro level mindset and considering the future rather than just temporarily fixing a problem.
10,486
9
4,239
4,240
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (part-time)
2
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
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
3
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
Expert mentors NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
2
1
France
EUR European Euro
25,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;Oracle
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui
null
null
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase
null
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
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 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
Understanding the context
29,004
null
4,240
4,241
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Not employed
None of the above
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 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)
3
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Morocco
MAD Moroccan dirham
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;TypeScript
NA NA
null
SQLite
SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Cloudflare;npm;pnpm;Railway;Vercel;Vite
Cloudflare;pnpm;Podman;Vite
Cloudflare;pnpm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Node.js;React;Svelte
Svelte
Svelte
NA NA
Yes
Neovim
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Fedora
Windows;Fedora
Obsidian
Obsidian
Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
No, not at all
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
I don't know
null
5
4,241
4,242
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
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges
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);Colleague or on-the-job training
11
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
4
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
960,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);F#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam
Dart;Go;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam
Go;TypeScript;Gleam
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Supabase;Vite
Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Supabase;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte
NA NA
Yes
Cline and/or Roo;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Zed
Zed
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Android;Arch;Pop!_OS;NixOS
MacOS;Android
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
NA NA
Yes
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;Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;Perplexity Sonar models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Testing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
null
MCP servers
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.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
Redis;supabase
null
null
null
null
null
Google Gemini;Cody
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Openness and eagerness to learn new concepts. AI may provide a lot of information that seems correct but we will still need human input on how to use such information and whether it is even correct.
44,933
9
4,242
4,243
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
6
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
15
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
2
France
EUR European Euro
30,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;PHP;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;Python
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Pip;Poetry
APT;Docker;Pip;Poetry
APT;Docker;Pip;Poetry
NA uv
Yes
Django;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js
Django;Flask
Django
htmx htmx
Yes
Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Debian
Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
nextcloud nextcloud
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
fediverse fediverse
Yes
Mistral AI models
Mistral AI models
Mistral AI models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per week
Long-form articles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
nope, never
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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
deep understanding on how the system work (from cpu to asm to high language to framework to what's displayed in the browser and why)
34,804
8
4,243
4,244
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
12
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Ethical concerns NA
Fintech
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
6
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
105,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Go;SQL
Go;SQL
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Podman;Terraform
Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Terraform
Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Terraform
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
Neovim
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
NixOS
Ubuntu
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Linear
GitHub;GitLab;Linear
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
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 improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Problem-solving, breaking down problems
142,949
8
4,244
4,245
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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)
2
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Poor usability NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
8
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
Java;SQL
Go;Java;SQL
Java;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Cockroachdb;Valkey
Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Valkey
Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Valkey
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Supabase;Vercel
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure
Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Spring Boot
Angular;Spring Boot
Spring Boot
NA Gin(Go lang)
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;WebStorm
NA NA
RAG
RAG
RAG
null
null
Ubuntu;Android;Debian
Windows;Android
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;YouTrack
GitHub;Jira;Notion;YouTrack
GitHub;Jira;Notion;YouTrack
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Claude sonnet models(best for coding) Claude sonnet models
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 1 and 3 years
A few times per week
null
null
Yes, somewhat
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Search for answers
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
7
4,245
4,246
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
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);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 (please specify):
8
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
null
null
Energy
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
37,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB
Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;React
ASP.NET;React
ASP.NET;React
NA NA
Yes
Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;Jira
Azure Devops
Azure Devops
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
No
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
null
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
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
no, and the term makes me retch
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;IT operations
Vector databases for AI applications
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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
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
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Lovable.dev
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
complex problem solving, understanding the reasons and articulating the requirements for software, creative input (game design, for example)
50,372
4
4,246
4,247
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
10
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
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
4
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
1,500,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
C#;SQL
C#;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
TimeScale TimeScale
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite
Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vite
Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vite
Render.com Render.com
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;React
ASP.NET Core;React
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once per month or monthly
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Committing and reviewing code
Debugging or fixing code
Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Deep understanding of the problem to solve
70,208
9
4,247
4,248
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
25
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
35
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
null
null
null
Software Development
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
70,000
Yes
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;NuGet
Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
null
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
null
Neutral
null
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, and I don't plan to
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
81,210
7
4,248
4,249
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
16
DevOps engineer or professional
null
null
null
null
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
Other (please specify): Flexible work (remote work, reduced hours)
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
15
Germany
EUR European Euro
36,000
Yes
C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;TypeScript
C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite
Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack
Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite
Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Terraform;Vite
NA NA
Yes
AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Laravel;Svelte;Vue.js
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Matrix (Element), Mastodon Matrix (Element), Mastodon
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No.
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Other (please specify):
The exact same, that remain relevant today and have remained relevant previously: Interpersonal skills, design patterns, security, debugging, and monitoring basics.
41,765
2
4,249
4,250
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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
20
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Fintech
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
15
5
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
115,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Composer;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip
Podman;Prometheus
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js
Laravel;Symfony
null
NA concreteCMS
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
null
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Daily or almost daily
Chat (people);Direct messaging of users
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
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
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
CoPilot
null
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Requirements
142,592
8
4,250
4,251
I code primarily as a hobby
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Retired
None of the above
40
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
50
Retired
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
null
null
null
null
null
3
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Perl;Python;SQL;VBA
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Perl;Python;SQL;VBA
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Perl;Python;SQL;VBA
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA PerlDBI
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
I don't code professionally but I use LLMs for my personal projects.. and spend a lot of time manually making-up for the errors it introduces... but LLMs are useful for 'basic' coding.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
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
Interfacing with existing systems; integration of the operation of disparate systems; network design for human requirements not hardware requirements.
null
null
4,251
4,252
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
6
Academic researcher
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
null
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
9
South Africa
ZAR South African rand
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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
No, not at all
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
4,252
4,253
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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;Games or coding challenges
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);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media
10
Developer, front-end
10,000 or more employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Robust and complete API 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
3
0
China
CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi
1,400,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS
MacOS
GitHub;GitLab;Notion
Notion
Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not at all
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring
Writing code
Search for answers
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Not at all
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Business process automation;Data and analytics
Multi-platform search enablement;MCP servers
AI agents have increased my productivity.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
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 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
GitHub Copilot;v0.dev
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
biz-based archtitechture design
195,000
7
4,253
4,254
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Retired
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
42
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
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)
45
Data or business analyst
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
null
null
null
null
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
280,000
Yes
C#;SQL;VBA
C#;SQL;VBA
C#;SQL;VBA
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 3 and 5 years
A few times per week
null
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
182,026
0
4,254
4,255
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
10
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 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
Easy-to-use API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Banking/Financial Services
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
5
8
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
1,020,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Kotlin;Mojo
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Vercel;Vite;Yarn
null
null
dnf NA
Yes
FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Project planning
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Sometimes, if I know the problem is trivial enough and solution is easily verifiable.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Data and analytics
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot;Tabnine
Windsurf
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Contextual problem solving across whole infrastructure. Debugging code.
47,742
5
4,255
4,256
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
11
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Fintech
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
9
9
Norway
NOK Norwegian krone
745,000
Yes
Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam
Ada;Elixir;Erlang;F#;OCaml;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam
Rust;TypeScript;Gleam
nushell nushell
Yes
Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Dynamodb;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew
NA NA
Yes
Laravel
Phoenix
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
Amazon Bedrock
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
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
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.
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
Problem solving, technical understanding, being able to keep a problem domain in your mind, understanding business needs
73,626
7
4,256
4,257
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
40
Architect, software or solutions
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
20
40
Ireland
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Elixir;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
HANA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn
Cloudflare
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React;Svelte
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian
GitHub;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Discord
null
NA NA
Yes
Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
Amazon Titan models
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);Long-form articles;Other (write in):
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code
Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, and never will be.
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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
Building MCP connectors and A2A implementations. Debugging, security and pipeline tasks.
null
7
4,257
4,258
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
null
8
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other (please specify):
10
Academic researcher
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
null
Higher Education
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
57,000
Yes
C;C++;Java;Python;Rust;SQL
C;Rust;Zig
C;Rust
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Ninja;Pip
Cargo;Docker
Cargo;Docker
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI)
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Testing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
66,128
null
4,258
4,259
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
11
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
1
System administrator
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Ethical concerns NA
Computer Systems Design and Services
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
2
New Zealand
NZD New Zealand dollar
80,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;VBA
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Python;Gleam
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Python
NA NA
Yes
IBM DB2
PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Pip;Podman
Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Podman
Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Podman
Hex Hex
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;VSCodium;Zed
Sublime Text;Vim;Zed
Sublime Text;Vim;Zed
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora;ChromeOS;NixOS
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat
Confluence;Microsoft Planner
GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian
null
Connectwise Manage NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
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 monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
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
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Troubleshooting and debugging. Thorough domain understanding.
48,188
null
4,259
4,260
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)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
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
6
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
2
Spain
EUR European Euro
30,000
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python
JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;R;TypeScript
JavaScript;Python
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL
MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
MariaDB;MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Heroku;npm;Pip
Docker;npm;Pip
Docker;npm;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js
Django;FastAPI;React
Django;FastAPI
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;YouTrack
GitHub;YouTrack
GitHub;YouTrack
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, definitely
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting 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;Other (write in):
No. I enjoy coding, so I try to mostly write my own code. I use AI just to generate solutions to really simple and repetitive problems or algorithms.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
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
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Planning, structuring and analysing solutions. AIs will help a lot with repetitive tasks, documenting, and testing. Maybe even in some medium-complex algorithms. But still, the human part will be strongly needed to achieve nice and new solutions to problems.
34,804
10
4,260
4,261
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
9
Developer, front-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
6
Montenegro
EUR European Euro
24,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB
MongoDB;PostgreSQL
MongoDB
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;npm;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Vite
Cargo;Docker
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React
Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte
Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro
Asana;GitHub;GitLab
Asana;GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Committing and reviewing 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
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.;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.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
coding, analysis, planning. There are still some areas where we need human control and responsibility
27,844
6
4,261
4,262
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
9
DevOps engineer or professional
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
Reliability and low latency NA
Poor usability 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
null
null
Lithuania
EUR European Euro
80,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip
Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip
Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Node.js;React
ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React
ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
hostinger;Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Not really
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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
Understanding the bigger picture
92,812
9
4,262
4,263
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)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media
11
Developer, mobile
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
8
Yes
C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Swift
Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;npm
Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm
Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;Express;Node.js
Express;Node.js
Express;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Comment on Q&A posts NA
Yes, definitely
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
IT operations
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT
null
null
null
null
10
4,263
4,264
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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
12
Data engineer
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Manufacturing
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
2
2
France
EUR European Euro
63,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse
PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
NA NA
Yes
Homebrew;Pip
Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Railway
Homebrew;Pip
NA uv
Yes
FastAPI;Flask
FastAPI;React
FastAPI
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
Ubuntu;iOS
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion
GitHub;GitLab;Notion
GitHub;GitLab;Notion
whimsical NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per week
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
It is, but only for new projects on new technologies I don't understand. It NEVER goes into prod or even beta without a human check
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
73,089
3
4,264
4,265
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
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
9
Developer, front-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives 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
null
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
52,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;React
Django;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React
React
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;iPadOS
Windows;MacOS;iOS
Azure Devops;GitHub
GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 1 and 3 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Job board
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
It's fine for basic issues or perhaps getting a user-friendly summary of some documentation; often part of the code doesn't work and the LLM doesn't understand how to fix it and so just goes round repeatedly stumbling over the same bug. Usually the generated code has gotten some of the idea and maybe pointed me in the right direction, often that leads me to use the LLM more as a rubber-duck than a pair-programmer
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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have increased my productivity.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
Sentry
null
ChatGPT
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions
Dealing with what a client actually wants versus what they say they want
70,794
5
4,265
4,266
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 (20-29 hours per week)
14
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
20
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
Portugal
EUR European Euro
65,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;OCaml;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo;Gleam
JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase
MySQL
NA Convex
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js;React
Deno;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Node.js;Phoenix
FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Ask a question NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Predictive analytics
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
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Everything that was already relevant before the advent of AI. "AI tools" are just tools, like Google or Stack Overflow. Apart from that, reviewing content produced by AI will be important.
75,410
8
4,266
4,267
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
null
35
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
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)
40
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
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives 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
5
5
Austria
EUR European Euro
110,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
promQL, Influx promQL, Influx
Yes
InfluxDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL
InfluxDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL
InfluxDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Node.js;React
jQuery;Node.js;React
jQuery;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Eclipse;Notepad++;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Eclipse;Notepad++;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Eclipse;Notepad++;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;Red Hat
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;X;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once per month or monthly
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 daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
a little
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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
anthropic claude
null
null
Grafana + Prometheus
null
Claude Code;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices
Knowing Design Pattern, Software Architecture, deep knowledge of the used languages and tools, knowledge about the development and deployment process and implementing that process
127,616
8
4,267
4,268
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
20
Architect, software or solutions
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
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
France
EUR European Euro
55,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Deno;Express;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;WordPress
Angular;Astro;Deno;Express;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;WordPress
Angular;Deno;Express;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;WordPress
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Airtable;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Trello
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board
null
Yes, somewhat
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Communicating with client, architecture, solving complex bug, optimizing
63,808
null
4,268
4,269
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
12
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality anything else
Other (please specify): presence of AI or AI agents
Fintech
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
5
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift
Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake
Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Deno;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
Polars
Polars
Polars
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;NixOS
Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat
Asana;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Obsidian
Asana;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian
Asana;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models)
Meta Llama (all models)
Meta Llama (all models)
NA NA
No
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Long-form articles;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
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
null
null
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
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 improved collaboration within my team.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
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
Redis
null
Ollama
null
Snyk
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
Other (please specify):
all of them
null
10
4,269
4,270
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time)
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);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
12
Developer, embedded applications or devices
1,000 to 4,999 employees
null
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability 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
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
498,000
Yes
C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;TypeScript
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js
Node.js
Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Nano;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Nano;Visual Studio Code
Qt Creator Qt Creator
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
Gerrit Gerrit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
null
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Knowing how to code
52,201
10
4,270
4,271
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
2
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training
15
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Denmark
DKK Danish krone
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript
Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo
Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL
KurrentDB NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Prometheus;Webpack;Yarn
Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Yarn
Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Yarn
NA jsr, deno
Yes
Angular;Node.js
Angular;Deno;Express
Angular
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
Jira;Markdown File
Jira;Markdown File
Rocket chat NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Rocket chat, lemmy lemmy
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
null
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
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
Yes for shell scripts and regex
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Critical thinking, system design, debugging, general knowledge, in particular newer languages/techniques in which the LLM's do not know enough
null
6
4,271
4,272
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
19
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
26
Architect, software or solutions
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Other (please specify): Flexible / Full Remote Working
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
2
Belgium
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes
Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes
Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Spring Boot
Angular;Spring Boot
Angular;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
Windows
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
mastodon mastodon
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Direct messaging of users
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in):
Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No. I only use AI to generate small chunks of code, e.g. for which I don't want to struggle with the syntax, like small shell scripts, single functions etc.
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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Soft skills (communication, teamwork,...), understanding complex technical relationships, foreseeing change, designing complex systems, finding the best (not just any) solution to a complex problem considering multiple aspects.
null
9
4,272
4,273
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
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);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
22
Developer, full-stack
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Robust and complete API 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
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
70,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Yarn
Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;npm
Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;npm
NA NA
Yes
Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress
Express;Laravel;Node.js
Express;Laravel;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
Ew. No.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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
Debugging. Someone has to fix all the garbage code.
81,210
8
4,273
4,274
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
null
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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
10
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
School
Connected to an open-source project Large community
Ethical concerns NA
null
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
2
France
EUR European Euro
58,000
Yes
C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Scala;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;Scala;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Python;Scala;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite
Cargo;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite
Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite
nix nix
Yes
Astro;Django;FastAPI;React
React;Svelte
React
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Claude Code;Neovim;Zed
Claude Code;Neovim;Zed
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
null
null
MacOS
MacOS;NixOS
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Message Boards
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Only for simple but long/annoying tasks
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
null
MCP servers
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
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
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
Claude Code;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
Design, systems architecture, project management
67,289
9
4,274
4,275
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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
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)
25
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Easy-to-use API 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
3
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
50,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net)
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;jQuery
ASP.NET Core;jQuery
ASP.NET Core;jQuery
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio
Notepad++;Visual Studio
Notepad++;Visual Studio
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
Microsoft Planner
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unsure
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No not at all, at the moment only for short paragraphs of code or "how-to" samples.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Understanding and working out details of what software should do (customers / management often don't really know the details of what they need and want).
58,007
6
4,275
4,276
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Student
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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
null
null
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
School
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
1
Nigeria
NGN Nigerian naira
600,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Java;PHP;Python;Rust
Python
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React;WordPress
Angular;Django;FastAPI;Laravel;Svelte
Django;FastAPI
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
NA NA
Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Fedora
Fedora
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;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);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
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 daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
387
null
4,276
4,277
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
null
7
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
12
AI/ML engineer
20 to 99 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
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
2
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python
Python
Python
NA NA
Yes
Redis
Redis
Redis
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;Pip
Docker;Homebrew;Pip
Docker;Homebrew;Pip
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
c++23
c++23
c++23
null
null
MacOS;iOS
Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
Long-form articles;Videos;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
About 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;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
To some extent.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
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
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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
Redis
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Hard skills: Debugging, architecture, system design, algorithms. All soft skills.
null
6
4,277
4,278
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
13
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
22
Developer, QA or test
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
France
EUR European Euro
70,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;MATLAB;Perl;Python;TypeScript
Rust
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn
Cargo
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Flask;Node.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
Windows;MacOS;Debian
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;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
Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
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.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
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
ChatGPT;Cody
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Creativity to find bugs
81,210
5
4,278
4,279
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;R;Rust;Zig
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust
NA NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite
Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite
Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Firebase;Gradle;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip
Cargo;Firebase;Make;Ninja;Pacman
Cargo;Firebase;Make;Ninja;Pacman
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Node.js;React
jQuery
jQuery
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Neovim;Vim
Nano;Neovim;Vim
Nano;Neovim;Vim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Arch
Arch
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch
Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch
Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch
NA NA
null
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
No
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Generating content or synthetic data
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’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
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
null
4,279
4,280
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
13
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
13
Engineering manager
null
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
Croatia
EUR European Euro
150,000
Yes
C;C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL
C#;GDScript;Rust;SQL
C#;GDScript;Rust;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
null
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Terraform
Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Podman
Cargo;Docker;Pacman
NA NA
Yes
Axum
Axum
Axum
Poem Poem
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed
null
null
Helix Helix
Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;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
Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
no
No, and I don't plan to
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
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
everything, AI will likely remain useleless for non trivial tasks
174,022
4
4,280
4,281
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.)
21
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
25
Developer, back-end
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Inefficient or time-costly 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
null
null
Poland
USD United States dollar
60,000
Yes
C#
C#;F#;TypeScript
C#
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Redis
Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL
Cosmos DB
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform
Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Azure Devops;GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models
Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers
Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Definitely not!
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Critical and analytical thinking, common sense
60,000
3
4,281
4,282
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
5
Data or business analyst
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1
2
India
INR Indian rupee
950,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
DuckDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse
DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Cockroachdb
DuckDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot
Angular;Astro;Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress
Angular;Express;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Arch
Windows;Android
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
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;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
null
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;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
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Learning new technologies and writing secure code.
11,043
9
4,282
4,283
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
30
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
35
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives 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
9
6
Germany
EUR European Euro
76,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL
C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL
CrateDB CrateDB
Yes
Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip
Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip
Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Vue.js
BlackSheep BlackSheep
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Daily or almost daily
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No. And it will never ever be. Stop that shit.
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
AI will never becom more capable. AI is big bullshit!
88,171
8
4,283
4,284
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;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
null
37
Architect, software or solutions
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
0
2
Germany
EUR European Euro
115,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Poetry;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Drupal;FastAPI;Flask;Spring Boot;Symfony;WordPress
Drupal;FastAPI;Spring Boot;Symfony;WordPress
Drupal;FastAPI;Spring Boot;Symfony;WordPress
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode
Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;iPadOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
As in "relying solely on the agent": No. As in "pestering the agent until the code looks exactly like I want it to look like": Yes.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
How to keep code and architecture clean, fast, and maintainable as our job will get reduced to prompting and reviewing.
133,417
10
4,284
4,285
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
22
Developer, embedded applications or devices
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Other (please specify): Pushy Integration of AI features
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
70,800
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;FastAPI
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
Clickup;GitLab;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Absolutely not!
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Other (please specify):
null
82,138
6
4,285
4,286
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
8
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project No AI bullshit
Other (please specify): Use of AI
Software Development
You like your manager NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
Germany
EUR European Euro
60,000
null
C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust;Zig;Gleam
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust;Zig;Gleam
Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust;Zig;Gleam
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus
NA NA
Yes
Flask
FastAPI;Flask
Flask
Quart Gleam
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS
Linux (non-WSL);Arch
GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack
Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack
Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Gotosocial Gotosocial
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Direct messaging of users
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No.
No, and I don't plan to
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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
null
null
null
69,609
4
4,286
4,287
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)
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
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
2
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Nigeria
NGN Nigerian naira
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Dart;Go;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript
Dart;Go;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;Supabase
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
MySQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Vercel;Vite
Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure
Gradle;Kubernetes
NA NA
Yes
Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js
Angular;Django;Flask;Ruby on Rails
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Amazon Bedrock;Shadcn/ui
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
GitHub
Jira;Notion
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
null
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
no
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
10
4,287
4,288
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
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
15
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
134,400
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Rust;TypeScript
Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn
APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Vite
APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Django;Next.js;React;Axum
React;Axum
React;Axum
Dioxus, Leptos, Yew NA
Yes
Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code
PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu
MacOS;Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
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
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
155,924
8
4,288
4,289
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
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);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 learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
6
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1
1
New Zealand
NZD New Zealand dollar
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript;MicroPython;Prolog;Python;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Lisp;OCaml;Prolog;Python;Rust;Swift;Gleam
Bash/Shell (all shells);Prolog;Python;Rust
Haskell NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm
Cargo;Docker
Cargo;Docker
uv uv
Yes
Express;Flask;Node.js;Axum
Axum
Axum
NA NA
Yes
Neovim
null
null
Helix Helix
null
null
null
null
null
iOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis
GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis
NA NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
null
4,289
4,290
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
17
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
25
Developer, mobile
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
209,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;Swift
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;Swift
Objective-C NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker
Docker
Docker
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian
Jira
Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Patreon Patreon
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, I use AI to generate ideas and starting points. It doesn't generate high-quality code consistently enough.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
I think critical thinking and problem solving will always be valuable, no matter how advanced AI becomes.
209,000
7
4,290
4,291
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
14
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
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)
16
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 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 ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
0
0
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
220,000
Yes
C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL
C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL
C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip
Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Flask
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Microsoft Fabric
RAG
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (bot/AI)
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code
Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
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
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
GitHub MCP Server
null
Semantic Kernel
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
5,273
10
4,291
4,292
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
55-64 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Not employed
None of the above
19
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
31
Other (please specify):
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable Well documented
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite
MariaDB;MySQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;iOS;Debian
Windows;Debian
GitHub
GitHub;Jira
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
null
No
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
No one. Unemployment is the only future ahead of developers.
null
null
4,292
4,293
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.)
22
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
27
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
15
null
Norway
NOK Norwegian krone
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;PowerShell
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle
Cosmos DB;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
GitHub Actions NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No, it's not. I use AI to find answers on very specific questions which require certain context.
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 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
Creativity, understanding business, ability to differentiate levels of requirements and thus needed effort to certain projects or features, cross-team/cross-product communication skills
null
7
4,293
4,294
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
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
Architect, software or solutions
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Fintech
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
65,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Amazon Redshift
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
Windows;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello
null
null
NA NA
Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
No
Daily or almost daily
Less than one year
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Use discussion or chat feature NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
88,492
null
4,294
4,295
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
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);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
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
7
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Good brand and public image NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Expert mentors NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
9
null
Austria
EUR European Euro
40,055
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite
Redis;SQLite
Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Webpack
Bun;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite
Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Vite
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js
Astro;Deno;Drupal;Laravel;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress
Symfony;Vue.js
TYPO3 NA
Yes
PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Debian
MacOS
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Redmine;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis
Writerside NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Comment on Q&A posts NA
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Code quality, architecture, structure, readability
46,470
8
4,295
4,296
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
3
Student
null
null
null
null
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
null
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
3
5
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Rust
C;Elixir;HTML/CSS;OCaml;Prolog
C;HTML/CSS;OCaml
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
Datomic;Redis
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker
Docker
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Express;React;Svelte;Axum
Fastify;Phoenix
null
NA NA
Yes
Aider;Cursor;Neovim;RustRover;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Aider;Cursor;Trae;Windsurf;Zed
Aider;Cursor;Trae;Windsurf
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Videos
null
Neutral
null
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
null
Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
null
4,296
4,297
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
33
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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
null
33
Architect, software or solutions
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
Other:
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
2
Denmark
DKK Danish krone
null
Yes
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery
null
null
bootstrap NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
null
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
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;Project planning
null
null
null
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
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.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Being able to accurately describe an issue that requires solving
null
8
4,297
4,298
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
45
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
Less than 20 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase 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
4
South Africa
ZAR South African rand
500,000
Yes
Delphi;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Firebird NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
RAD Studio NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Hard work, dedication
28,189
10
4,298
4,299
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
6
System administrator
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Higher Education
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
11
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
100,000
Yes
C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;Swift
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Deno;Laravel;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
GitHub
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Answer a question NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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
null
27,290
null
4,299
4,300
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
6
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
13
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
8
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
70,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Poetry;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Poetry;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js;WordPress
FastAPI;Vue.js
FastAPI;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Nano;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;WebStorm
Nano;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;WebStorm
Nano;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;WebStorm
Goland Goland
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Debian
MacOS;Debian
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello
Office 365 NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Writing code;Documenting code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No! I only use LLMs as a glorified auto-complete
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
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Designing and implementing secure systems. Understanding how complex systems hang together at different abstraction layers. Secure software development lifecycle
95,299
7