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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
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time)
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
10
Academic researcher
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Higher Education
null
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
25
14
India
INR Indian rupee
600,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;R;SQL
C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Heroku;npm;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pip
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Django;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js
Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery
Django;Flask;jQuery
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
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.
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
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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
Coding
6,974
null
42,901
42,902
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
null
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
8
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Higher Education
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
6
France
EUR European Euro
30,600
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;SQL
C;C#;SQL
C#;SQL
NA NA
Yes
SQLite
SQLite
SQLite
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 week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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35,500
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42,902
42,903
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
1
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
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;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp
2
Developer, back-end
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Fintech
You like your manager NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
3
Malaysia
MYR Malaysian ringgit
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Railway;Splunk;Vercel;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Astro;Django;Next.js;React;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube
Discord;Reddit
Discord;Reddit
NA NA
No
null
null
null
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);Message Boards
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
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.;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
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions
Solution planning
null
8
42,903
42,904
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
21
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
32
Developer, embedded applications or devices
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42,904
42,905
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
None of the above
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
null
Student
null
null
null
null
School
null
null
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1
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NA NA
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null
null
null
NA NA
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null
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Infrequently, less than once per year
I don't use Stack Overflow
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (bot/AI)
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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42,905
42,906
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
22
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
30
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
84,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Kotlin
null
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Monday.com
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Predictive analytics
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Only for prototyping / creating concepts that will be discarded.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Cybersecurity
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
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.;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
Vertex AI
null
Sentry
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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
114,359
8
42,906
42,907
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
6
Other (please specify):
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives Excessive use of "AI" in marketing
Computer Systems Design and Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
3
France
EUR European Euro
65,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
Systemverilog, Verilog, VHDL Systemverilog, Verilog
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Yarn
Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Yarn
Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Flask;React;Vue.js
Flask;React
Flask;React
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Notion
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
verificationacademy.com verificationacademy.com
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, codebase is too large and the languages used aren't well known to AI (systemverilog,...). The AI struggles immensely to give correct answer
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 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
AI won't be good enough to do coding tasks. 3 years of AI already and the progress is slow and code quality didn't improve much since GPT-4
75,410
10
42,907
42,908
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.)
14
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
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);Blogs or podcasts
22
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Media & Advertising Services
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
42
23
Germany
EUR European Euro
5,400
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
6,265
5
42,908
42,909
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
4
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;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);Books / Physical media
7
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns 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
2
null
Viet Nam
VND Vietnamese dong
null
Yes
C#;Go;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Go;PowerShell;Python;Zig
Go
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server
DuckDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb
null
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Terraform
Cargo
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React
Blazor;Svelte;Axum
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File
GitLab;Google Colab;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users
null
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code
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
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
Software engineering;Customer service support
MCP servers
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
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
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Debugging skills, best practices.
null
8
42,909
42,910
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
5
Developer, front-end
5,000 to 9,999 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
null
Insurance
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
7
India
INR Indian rupee
700,000
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
null
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
null
npm
Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Vite
npm
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;Node.js
NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Medium
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Medium
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Medium
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Less than one year
null
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)
null
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
IT operations
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
null
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
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
8,137
5
42,910
42,911
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,911
42,912
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,912
42,913
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
10
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
20 to 99 employees
null
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
Ada
null
null
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
null
null
null
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
IT operations
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
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
42,913
42,914
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 required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
10
Developer, back-end
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Fintech
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
110,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Scala;TypeScript
Go;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis
Cassandra;Clickhouse;Valkey
null
NA Scylladb
Yes
Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn
Cargo
null
UV, Consul, Vault, puppet NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim
Cursor;RustRover
null
NA NA
Pydantic
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Arch
null
GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams;YouTrack
Confluence;Jira
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Testing code
Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
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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
null
127,616
8
42,914
42,915
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
2
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Reliability and low latency NA
null
null
null
Yes
null
2
3
South Korea
KRW South Korean won
null
null
C;Lisp;Python;SQL
C;Lisp;Python
C;Lisp;Python
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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42,915
42,916
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
13
Developer, front-end
Less than 20 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
Robust and complete API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features 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
4
3
Greece
EUR European Euro
30,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
MongoDB
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure;npm
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;jQuery;Node.js
Angular;Deno;Express;Node.js
Angular;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;iPadOS
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub
Azure Devops;GitHub
Azure Devops;GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Twitch
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity
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
null
34,804
8
42,916
42,917
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
9
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
20
Engineering manager
5,000 to 9,999 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
2
Germany
EUR European Euro
150,000
Yes
C++;PowerShell;Python;SQL
C++;Lua;SQL
C++;SQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Splunk
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Splunk
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Splunk
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;Jira;Miro
Confluence;Miro
Confluence;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring
Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
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
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
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.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions
product understanding, self management
174,022
null
42,917
42,918
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
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);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 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)
18
Architect, software or solutions
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,918
42,919
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
28
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);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
40
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
You like your manager NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
4
Israel
ILS Israeli new shekel
1,200,000
Yes
Go;Python;SQL
Go;Lisp;Python;SQL
Go;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
BigQuery;DuckDB;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse
DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI
FastAPI;jQuery
FastAPI
Go Go
Yes
Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
NA NA
Google Gemini;uv
Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv
Google Gemini;uv
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering;Business process automation
Language processing;MCP servers
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Cody
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
High level design, roadmaps, R&D
352,971
9
42,919
42,920
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
7
Student
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,920
42,921
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
6
Data scientist
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
School
Connected to an open-source project NA
null
Banking/Financial Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
6
France
EUR European Euro
45,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat 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
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Predictive analytics;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
52,207
7
42,921
42,922
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media
6
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,922
42,923
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Other (please specify):
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
4
AI/ML engineer
20 to 99 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
500,000
Yes
C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;Lisp;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;Prolog;Ruby;Rust;Scala;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam
null
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle
Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;npm
Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;jQuery;Laravel;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum
null
NA NA
null
Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Aider;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Zed
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
I don’t use AI tools regularly
Yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
Cybersecurity
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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
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
Fireproof;Neo4j;ChromaDB;pgvector;Milvus;LangMem
null
IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents;phidata
null
opik;LangSmith;arize;helicone
null
Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Amazon Codewhisperer
null
When I want to learn best practices
Good
5,812
8
42,923
42,924
I am a developer by profession
25-34 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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
14
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Manufacturing
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Italy
EUR European Euro
37,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;Scala;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Zig
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
NA NA
Yes
NuGet
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;FastAPI
Django;FastAPI
Django;FastAPI
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
No
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
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 distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
42,925
7
42,924
42,925
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
17
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
18
AI/ML engineer
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Computer Systems Design and Services
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
Chile
CLP Chilean peso
45,000,000
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;Rust;SQL
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL
React NA
Yes
DuckDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift
DuckDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift
DuckDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite
APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip
APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React
FastAPI;Node.js;React
FastAPI;Node.js;React
NA gRPC
Yes
Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm
Claude Code;Cursor;Nano
Claude Code;Cursor;Nano
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model
Polars;Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro
GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner
GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
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
Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Data and analytics
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.
null
null
null
null
null
Cursor
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Bolt.new
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
strategic thinking, process-oriented systemic thinking
47,714
null
42,925
42,926
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
4
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media
6
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,926
42,927
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
17
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,927
42,928
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,928
42,929
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
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)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
40
Architect, software or solutions
null
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
France
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C++;Python
C++;Python
C++;Python
NA D cpp2
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
qtcreator NA
c++23
c++23
c++23
null
null
Debian
Debian
Markdown File
null
null
nextcloud NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
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
vibe coding is not development and is unprofessional.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
9
42,929
42,930
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.)
Not employed
None of the above
6
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
20
Other (please specify):
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
2
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
Perl
null
null
latex 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
Linux (non-WSL)
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
irc libera NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people)
Ask a question NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unsure
Neither trust nor 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
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 want to compare different solutions
common sense
null
null
42,930
42,931
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above;Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,931
42,932
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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
3
Data scientist
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Banking/Financial Services
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
3
India
INR Indian rupee
300,000
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics
Debugging or fixing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in):
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Yeah
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity
Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
Redis;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase
null
Vertex AI;LangChain;Zapier;LangGraph;Haystack
null
Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);Langfuse;Vectra AI
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Prompting , being able to understand code
3,487
null
42,932
42,933
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)
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
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 ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,933
42,934
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
27
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
29
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
null
Computer Systems Design and Services
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
150
Egypt
EGP Egyptian pound
null
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net)
Dart;F#;Java;R;TypeScript
Java
NA NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite
MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;jQuery
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Microsoft Fabric
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Android
Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira
Azure Devops
Azure Devops
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity
Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
8
42,934
42,935
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
1
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
1
null
Bangladesh
BDT Bangladeshi taka
0
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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42,935
42,936
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
Prefer not to say
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
5
Academic researcher
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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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
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null
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null
NA NA
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null
42,936
42,937
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
Colleague or on-the-job training
35
Engineering manager
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
null
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
null
Israel
ILS Israeli new shekel
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C
C
C
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Make;Pip
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Vim
Cursor;Vim
Cursor;Vim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;Ubuntu
Confluence;Redmine
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
null
3
42,937
42,938
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
8
Developer, back-end
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
null
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
2
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
92,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
4,306
9
42,938
42,939
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
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time)
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
10
Academic researcher
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Other (please specify): Includes AI
Higher Education
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
3
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
25,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;JavaScript;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust
Haskell Haskell
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed
Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;iPadOS
GitHub;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
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
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Ask a question NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
NO.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
the ability to think about and accomplish tasks independently
18,240
null
42,939
42,940
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
25
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Fintech
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
2
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
null
Yes
C#;COBOL;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net)
C#;Python;SQL
C#;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
IBM DB2;Oracle;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Visual Studio Code
Eclipse;Visual Studio Code
Eclipse;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Red Hat
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
10
42,940
42,941
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
None of the above
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other (please specify):
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
2
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,941
42,942
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
12
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,942
42,943
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
null
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
India
USD United States dollar
null
null
JavaScript;PHP;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
npm
npm
npm
NA NA
Yes
AngularJS;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
AngularJS;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js
AngularJS;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor
Cursor;Windsurf
Cursor
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
MacOS
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning
Testing code
Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics
Multi-platform search enablement;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT
null
When I want to fully understand something
null
null
8
42,943
42,944
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.)
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
20
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,944
42,945
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.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly)
9
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;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
16
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional
null
null
null
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
3
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
80,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
1,917
null
42,945
42,946
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
5
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
4
Indonesia
IDR Indonesian rupiah
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Java;Lua;Rust
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Rust;Zig
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Rust
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool)
Cargo;Docker;Maven (build tool)
Cargo;Docker;Maven (build tool)
AlpinePackageKeeper AlpinePackageKeeper
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Android Studio;VSCodium
Android Studio;VSCodium
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
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;Direct messaging of users;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 Proof reading answers for accuracy and keeping answer relevant to current time and future
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
no, i dislike that coding style. it creates fragile and suboptimal codes. Its like AI era version of copy pasting somebody code without knowing what it does and ask other to glue them together. For purpose of trying understanding how the API should be used AI is okayish but I wont be copying one to one.
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
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.
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When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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
1. The skill of understanding what AI code does and ability to reach for information (like googling or knowing where the documentation are in the repo) when needed instead piggybacking on AI. Afterall you're just gambling with large statistical machine so you always need to be able to verify AI answer. 2. Write good hand written documentation, if AI generates it and people reading it with AI. Its no different than 0 documentation. 3. Problem solving, AI sometime lacks or incapable of comprehending complex scenario where there multiple moving pieces which AI doesn't know what it does. let's say each pieces is proprietary stuffs and isn't appearing in AI data set so it didnt know.
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42,947
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Attending school (full-time)
7
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);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
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7
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
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42,947
42,948
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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5
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
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42,948
42,949
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
18
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
24
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
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42,949
42,950
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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42,950
42,951
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
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Student
null
null
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null
School
Reputation for quality NA
Lack of AI or AI agents NA
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null
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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Turkey
TRY Turkish lira
null
Yes
Assembly;C;C++;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Java;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript
Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle
Oracle
Oracle
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure;npm
npm
npm
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;FastAPI;Node.js;React
ASP.NET;FastAPI;Node.js;React
ASP.NET;FastAPI;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini
Google Gemini
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Windows
Windows
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
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NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
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Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
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Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering;Cybersecurity
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
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AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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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
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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
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Zapier
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ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Blackbox AI
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When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
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42,951
42,952
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)
3
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42,952
42,953
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Attending school (full-time)
17
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
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42,953
42,954
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
40
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Good brand and public image NA
Security or privacy concerns 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
15
15
United States of America
USD United States dollar
132,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Kotlin;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Valkey
null
OpenSearch NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack
Cargo;Kubernetes;Podman
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;React;Spring Boot
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null
Knockout NA
Yes
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
RustRover;Zed
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph
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null
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack
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BitBucket NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
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NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
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;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Yes
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
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Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
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
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When I have ethical or security concerns about code
system understanding, code debugging, creating useful high level abstractions
132,000
7
42,954
42,955
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Blogs or podcasts
15
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
null
null
null
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
Yes
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
5
1
Poland
USD United States dollar
100,000
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;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
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100,000
7
42,955
42,956
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
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20
Developer, back-end
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null
No
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NA NA
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42,956
42,957
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
18
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify):
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
18
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
No
Work
null
null
Software Development
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
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null
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Kotlin;Python;Scala
null
null
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Snowflake
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Terraform
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Flask;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm
null
null
NA NA
Pydantic
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
null
Jira;Miro
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
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
Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code
null
null
null
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
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null
null
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null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
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4
42,957
42,958
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
25
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
16
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
null
Software Development
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
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5
42,958
42,959
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
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
8
Developer, front-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
null
France
EUR European Euro
40,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB
MongoDB;PostgreSQL
MongoDB
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;Vite;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Webpack
NA NA
Yes
Spring Boot;Vue.js
NestJS;React;Spring Boot
Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;VSCodium
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
Debian;Pop!_OS
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
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
null
null
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
Please don't put "vibe coding" and "professional" in the same sentence... Come on!
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
46,406
5
42,959
42,960
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
9
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,960
42,961
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
23
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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)
40
Other (please specify):
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
15
Spain
EUR European Euro
75,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);TypeScript
NA gdscript
Yes
MongoDB;Redis;SQLite
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Poetry;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Express;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js
NestJS;Node.js
NestJS;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;WebStorm
NA NA
Ollama
Amazon Bedrock;Ollama
Ollama
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
MacOS;Fedora
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);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
Not sure/can't remember
Less than once per month or monthly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Documenting code
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Nope. I like concise answers, not looking for exploratory or creative solutions. Mostly refactoring, improvements, quick fixes, bug finding... But still can't blindly trust AI solutions
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity
Language processing
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Crafting good jokes
87,011
4
42,961
42,962
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
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
12
DevOps engineer or professional
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Government
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,962
42,963
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges
20
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
null
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
5
5
Italy
EUR European Euro
40,000
Yes
C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
IBM DB2;MariaDB;MySQL
H2;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot
jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js
jQuery;Spring Boot
NA NA
null
Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Arch
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
GitLab
null
NA NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models
Mistral AI models
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
null
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Predictive analytics
null
Writing code;Testing code
Documenting code;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Dunno
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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
System administration and devops
46,406
8
42,963
42,964
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
20
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,964
42,965
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
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
36
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
40
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
10
Finland
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS;Ubuntu
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
No, and I don't plan to
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
42,965
42,966
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
35
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
45
Developer, front-end
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
5
4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
75,000
Yes
Java;Kotlin;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
MacOS;Android
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges
Bookmark posts to look at later NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Other (write in):
Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
HELL NO!
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering;Data and analytics
Language processing
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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something
Design, integration with hardware features, UI tests
102,106
10
42,966
42,967
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,967
42,968
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
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;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Books / Physical media
10
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Poor usability NA
Insurance
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
null
France
EUR European Euro
null
null
Java
Java
Java
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
42,968
42,969
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
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 required for my job or to benefit my career
null
20
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Ireland
EUR European Euro
90,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet
Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite
Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
MacOS
Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;Miro
Azure Devops;Confluence;Miro
Azure Devops;Confluence;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;YouTube
Stack Overflow;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Testing code
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Cybersecurity
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.
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
Sentry
null
ChatGPT;Google Gemini
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
104,413
6
42,969
42,970
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
18
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
28
AI/ML engineer
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,970
42,971
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
25
Project manager
Less than 20 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
42,971
42,972
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.)
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
20
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
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Computer Systems Design and Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
92,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL
InfluxDB
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack
Prometheus
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js
null
null
SolidJS NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Lovable.dev;Windsurf
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Trello;Wikis
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
I only resort to vibe coding if I am using a platform that is either old or very new which I have little experience with. And when I do, I expect to spend multiple hours afterwards asking AI follow up questions, reading StackOverflow and even the original documentation if it is easily accessible.
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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Discerning when AI is making incorrect assumptions about a problem. Making very specific edits that cannot be "vibed" in. Architectural and high level decisions related to tech stack and future goals.
125,250
7
42,972
42,973
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)
18
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
22
Developer, back-end
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
Work
Other (please specify): High security and privacy
Security or privacy concerns NA
Fintech
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
20
United States of America
USD United States dollar
210,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Amazon Redshift
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;Vue.js
Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js
Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed
Bolt;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed
Bolt;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph
null
null
MacOS
MacOS;Ubuntu
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;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
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
Videos;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, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
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
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code
Testing code
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
Yes
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Other Industry purpose (write in):
Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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
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
Creativity and empathy
210,000
6
42,973
42,974
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
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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)
8
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Fintech
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
4
3
India
INR Indian rupee
720,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gradle;npm;Pip;Vite
Gradle;npm;Pip;Vite
Gradle;npm;Pip;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Django;React;Spring Boot
Django;React;Spring Boot
Django;React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
Clickup;GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Search for answers
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
yes
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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
Logical Programming and Problem solving
8,369
null
42,974
42,975
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 new to coding or currently a student
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
5
Developer, AI apps or physical AI
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
Poor usability NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,975
42,976
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
5
Developer, front-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
3
Austria
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Yarn
Docker;Homebrew;npm
Docker;Homebrew;npm
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Vue.js
jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;React;Vue.js
jQuery;Vue.js
TYPO3 TYPO3
Yes
Visual Studio
Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio
Visual Studio
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS
Asana;GitHub;Markdown File
Asana;GitHub;Markdown File
Asana;GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No, I mainly use LLM prompts to get suggestions on what can be improved or cause potential issues in the code I create.
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.;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
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Problem solving with a focus on a consultant role
null
9
42,976
42,977
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
8
DevOps engineer or professional
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project 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
3
1
United States of America
USD United States dollar
140,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
140,000
10
42,977
42,978
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
24
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
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
6
Peru
PEN Peruvian sol
0
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript;Zig
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MySQL
Planetscale Convex, D1, SurrealDB
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Podman;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Homebrew;pnpm;Podman;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Homebrew;pnpm;Podman;Vite
NA Alchemy
Yes
Node.js;React
React
React
RakkasJS TanStack Start, SolidJS
Yes
Nano;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Visual Studio Code;Zed
Visual Studio Code;Zed
NA NA
Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
Shadcn/ui
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
GitHub;Linear;Miro;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
NA konduktum.com
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube
NA konduktum.com
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data
Committing and reviewing code
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
nope, never really used AI in that way so far
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 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I 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
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
deep understanding of whole systems
null
9
42,978
42,979
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
13
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
null
null
22
DevOps engineer or professional
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
null
null
null
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
21,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python
Python
Python
NA tcl
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;Pip
Ansible;Docker;Podman
Ansible;Docker
openstack NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
Vim
Vim
Vim
Kate Kate
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
Ubuntu
Red Hat;Fedora
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
Gerrit Gerrit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in):
null
No, not at all
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
Committing and reviewing code
Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
hell no
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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;Other (please specify):
usage of AI, problem solving, some kind of high level decisions, planning (to an extent), some DevOps stuff
5,731
null
42,979
42,980
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
Attending school (part-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
3
Student
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,980
42,981
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
4
Student
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 ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Poor usability 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
null
5
Kazakhstan
KZT Kazakhstani tenge
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;JavaScript;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;JavaScript;Python
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform
Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform
Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Django;Node.js
Django;Node.js
Django;Node.js
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Comment on Q&A posts NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
No, but I plan to soon
Unfavorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
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
null
No, but I 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
The general engineering skillset: critical thinking, abstract thinking, math, reading documentation
null
0
42,981
42,982
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.)
11
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
11
Developer, full-stack
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Other:
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
165,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net)
Python
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL
Databricks SQL;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Supabase
null
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Firebase;Supabase
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React
Angular;Svelte;Vue.js
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;ChromeOS
Windows;MacOS;iOS
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
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;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Learning about a codebase
null
null
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):
not really a part of my professional work but i will ask about certain specific functions
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
yes, because AI can write the code but someone has to tell it what to do, know how it works, know how to debug, maintain legacy apps etc.
165,000
7
42,982
42,983
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
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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
15
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
null
null
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,983
42,984
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
5
Academic researcher
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project Learning resources
Prohibitive pricing NA
Healthcare
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
4
United States of America
USD United States dollar
44,000
Yes
PowerShell;Python;R
C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL
PowerShell;Python;R
NA Julia
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Rstudio NA
Large Language Model
c++23;Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
Windows;iOS
Windows
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI)
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
No, and I don't plan to
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Testing code
null
Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions
Code based diagrams and visuals
44,000
8
42,984
42,985
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
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
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
3
Founder, technology or otherwise
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Other (please specify): hierarchical order, step by step implementation
Other (please specify): If it is not user-friendly and lacks functionality.
Software Development
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
3
Greece
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Google Cloud
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;Flask
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
null
GitHub;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
YouTube;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Business process automation;Customer service support
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.
null
null
null
LangChain
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit;Perplexity
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions
reasoning
null
null
42,985
42,986
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)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
3
Developer, mobile
I don’t know
People manager
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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null
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null
null
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42,986
42,987
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Attending school (full-time)
7
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
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null
42,987
42,988
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
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 as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
21
Applied scientist
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Government
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
160,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Wt Wt
Yes
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No way
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Solving problems that do not have historical comparisons for AI tools to mine from.
160,000
10
42,988
42,989
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
null
I prefer not to say
null
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
4
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
MySQL
MySQL
NA NA
null
npm;pnpm
npm;pnpm
npm;pnpm
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Ruby on Rails
jQuery;Ruby on Rails
jQuery;Ruby on Rails
NA NA
Yes
Nano;VSCodium
Nano;VSCodium
Nano;VSCodium
NA NA
Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
null
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
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
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Less than one year
Daily or almost daily
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No, it is not.
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
Understanding the code.
null
null
42,989
42,990
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media
45
Developer, back-end
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
You like your manager NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
8
42,990
42,991
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
34
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training
42
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
16
13
United States of America
USD United States dollar
170,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL
null
null
BBj NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Drupal;jQuery;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Visual Studio Code
Cursor
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Arch;iPadOS
Markdown File;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;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
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No, nor will it ever be. I'm entirely confident in my own abilities to write the code that solves the issue or builds the app that I'm working on. I don't ever want to relinquish that level of control.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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.
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
Seeing the big, overall picture and polishing apps so that they work better than users expect
170,000
9
42,991
42,992
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
6
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
null
null
null
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,992
42,993
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
I prefer not to say
null
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,993
42,994
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
23
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
8
System administrator
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Higher Education
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
30
20
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Delphi;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;PHP;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;PHP;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite
MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite
MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
WordPress
WordPress
WordPress
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
yes
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
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
null
null
42,994
42,995
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);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
15
Other (please specify):
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
5
5
Croatia
EUR European Euro
48,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;SQL
X++ X++
Yes
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure;NuGet
Microsoft Azure;NuGet
Microsoft Azure;NuGet
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Android
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Other (write in):
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in):
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;Other (write in):
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.;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.
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
AI will replace some developers, low level and the ones that just know how to write code, but not how to develop.
55,687
8
42,995
42,996
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
35
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 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);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media
45
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
null
null
null
Other:
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
7
Germany
EUR European Euro
42,000
Yes
Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP
Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP
Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Firebird SQL NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
null
null
Windows
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
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
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
null
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;Auto-GPT
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
Understanding the Application and Bussiness processes
48,726
3
42,996
42,997
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
6
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Manufacturing
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
7
Spain
EUR European Euro
44,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;R;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB
MySQL;PostgreSQL
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Angular;React;Spring Boot
React;Spring Boot
React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;WebStorm;Xcode
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;WebStorm
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Android
MacOS
Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Highly trust
Very well 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
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null
I haven’t encountered any problems
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
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When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Comparing different approaches to a problem
51,046
8
42,997
42,998
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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42,998
42,999
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
null
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
30
Academic researcher
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
School
Good brand and public image Open source
Security or privacy concerns NA
Higher Education
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
Italy
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua
null
null
Julia NA
Yes
Databricks SQL;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Pacman
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Deno;Node.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed
null
null
NA NA
Ollama
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;GitLab
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
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null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles
Bookmark posts to look at later NA
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase
null
null
null
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
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null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
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.
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42,999
43,000
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
17
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
20
Developer, back-end
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