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43,400 | 43,401 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 5 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Manufacturing | null | Yes | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C#;Python;SQL | C#;Python;SQL | C#;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;uv | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | null | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. Definitely using AI constantly, but reviewing and understanding everything it outputs. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | system design as a whole (until AI is good enough to tackle this, which I don’t know how long it will take)
requirements gathering | 100,000 | 8 |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 370,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 67,354 | null |
43,402 | 43,403 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 39 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
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NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Python | Python;Rust | Python | LaTeX
LaTeX | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Pip | Pip | Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++ | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++ | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | MongoDB;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;Axum | FastAPI;React;Axum | FastAPI;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
43,405 | 43,406 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,406 | 43,407 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | I prefer not to say | null | 20 | null | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | DevOps engineer or professional | null | null | null | null | null | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | Thailand | THB Thai baht | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,407 | 43,408 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,408 | 43,409 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp | 4 | Project manager | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | Nigeria | USD United States dollar | 12,000 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | No
No | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | No
No | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows | Airtable;Notion;Trello | Asana;Clickup;Monday.com | null | No
No | Discord;Reddit | null | null | No
NO | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NO
NO | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | Writing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, vibe coding defined as the process of generating software from large language model (LLM) prompts is very much a part of my professional development work. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation;Customer service support | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | 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 | supabase | Yes, some tools for AI agent orchestration or agent frameworks I’ve used in the past year that weren’t listed above include: | AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;Zapier | Yes | Snyk | yes | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Perplexity;Cody | Yes | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | project management | 12,000 | null |
43,409 | 43,410 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,410 | 43,411 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 50 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 55 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,411 | 43,412 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 21 | 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);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 6 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 265,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C;Groovy;Java;JavaScript | C;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | Cassandra | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, writing code, understanding holistic system and security architecture | 172,275 | 6 |
43,412 | 43,413 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,413 | 43,414 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 185,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | Memcached
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Poetry | Cargo;Docker | Cargo;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Axum | FastAPI;Axum | FastAPI;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Miro | GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. Its not for me. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Wisdom, Rapid ability to code on demand, designing complex systems. | 185,000 | 3 |
43,414 | 43,415 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | null | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Eclipse;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | null | IT operations | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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 | null | null | null | null | Vertex AI | null | Vectra AI | s. | ChatGPT | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | null | 8 |
43,415 | 43,416 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,416 | 43,417 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 204,000 | Yes | Dart;Python;TypeScript | Dart;Python | Dart;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Node.js | FastAPI;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;LangGraph | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | langgraph | Vertex AI;LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith;Langfuse | null | Claude Code;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | A good understanding of how everything works. | 159,349 | 8 |
43,417 | 43,418 | 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 | 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 | 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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 79,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;ChromeOS | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not at all | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Customer service support | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | GitHub MCP Server;Zep | null | Ollama | null | Sentry;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Dev ops, system architecture, automatisation | 47,586 | 7 |
43,418 | 43,419 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 2 | 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);Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | Bun;Docker;npm;Vite | Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Next.js;Nuxt.js | Next.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, vibe coding is poor coding practice and shouldn't be used in any stage of the coding process. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Soft skills like communication / collaboration, critical thinking skills, architectural design skills | null | 5 |
43,419 | 43,420 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,420 | 43,421 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 31 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Less than one year | Daily or almost daily | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
43,421 | 43,422 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,422 | 43,423 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Javascript
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;Axum | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Blackbox AI | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | loyalty and human brain are most valuable things that AI can not provide | null | 6 |
43,423 | 43,424 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 23 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Rust;Zig | HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | NA
Spanner | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform | APT;Cargo;Google Cloud;Podman | APT;Cargo;Google Cloud;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;React;Axum | Axum | Axum | Rocket
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky | Rust language forum
Rust language forum | 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 | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | '- Knowing about the actual problem domain
- Writing correct and secure code
- Large scale system design
- Deeply understanding an existing system and its design
- Communication and documentation skills, explaining the why of code
- Working with stakeholders to understand requirements | null | 5 |
43,424 | 43,425 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 15 | Financial analyst or engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 500,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Python | C++;Python | C++;Python | Julia
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | Gitea
Gitea | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Domain problems | 69,643 | 8 |
43,425 | 43,426 | I code primarily as a hobby | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Developer, full-stack | 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 influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 6 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Scala;TypeScript | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Scala;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Scala;TypeScript | javascript
C++, phython, javacript, C | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | MongoDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Deployment and monitoring | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Partially | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT | 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 | Problem solving and learning new technologies very quickly
| null | null |
43,426 | 43,427 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | MicroPython;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Vite | Datadog;Docker;Podman;Supabase | null | UV
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Django;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Airtable;GitHub | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Bluesky | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;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 | Other (write in): | No, not generally. I do not trust vibe coding to produce maintainable code | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Being able to work with stakeholders to describe and understand their challenges and come up with solutions that meet their needs. It is not unusual to find that the initial requirement or problem description isn’t really what they meant so just having an AI create what was initially stated often won’t actually solve the true problem | 100,000 | null |
43,427 | 43,428 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu;NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I 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. | 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;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 40,684 | 8 |
43,428 | 43,429 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 29 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
Proprietary / not open source | Manufacturing | 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 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Make | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Make | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | leptos
leptos | Yes | Vim | null | null | emacs
emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 90,000 | 8 |
43,429 | 43,430 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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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 |
43,430 | 43,431 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 21 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;PHP | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | Confluence;GitLab;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not at all. I rely mostly on my own abilities and experiences, and use AI only as another tool in my set of tools | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving ability, ability to work with a team, ability to evaluate different approaches to a given problem from experience | null | 10 |
43,431 | 43,432 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 115,000 | 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 | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 115,000 | 9 |
43,432 | 43,433 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 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;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | null | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,433 | 43,434 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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 |
43,434 | 43,435 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 10,000 | Yes | PHP;Python | C#;GDScript;Go;Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;LinkedIn | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work 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 | 1,820 | null |
43,435 | 43,436 | 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 | null | 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 |
43,436 | 43,437 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
minimal dependencies | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 112,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Go | Go | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | go std lib
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Fedora | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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 | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | 67,464 | 5 |
43,437 | 43,438 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 6 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Aider;Bolt;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Redis;Neo4j;Qdrant;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;Weaviate;Pinecone | null | OpenRouter;LangChain;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Tabnine;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Identifying the right AI tool at the right time | 16,274 | 8 |
43,438 | 43,439 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,439 | 43,440 | 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 | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 19 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Lua;Python;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Prometheus | null | null | bitbake, yocto
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | RAG | null | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing 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, only for very small self-contained problems solvable with scripts. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving. Debugging. Architecture. Really anything that requires actual reasoning, judgement, or benefits from experience. Much of the value in experience comes from things that can't be taught or even written down, thus there is no corpus on which to train a LLM. | null | 6 |
43,440 | 43,441 | 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) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,825,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 44,462 | 4 |
43,441 | 43,442 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,442 | 43,443 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Jordan | JOD Jordanian dinar | 9,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C# | COBOL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL | Cassandra | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Company-sponsored forums | Company-sponsored forums | Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | X Grok models | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Job board | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | LanceDB;Letta;mem0 | null | CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Haystack | null | Honeycomb;helicone | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Bolt.new | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 12,694 | null |
43,443 | 43,444 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 19 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
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 | 2 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra | Cassandra;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | Cassandra | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Software Engineering Fundamentals | null | 6 |
43,444 | 43,445 | 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 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,445 | 43,446 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;npm;NuGet;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well 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;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | 9 |
43,446 | 43,447 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,447 | 43,448 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,448 | 43,449 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,449 | 43,450 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 38 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,500,000 | null | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Django;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code | Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not really. Vibe coding as a validation tool. I donot want to put my logic to LLM. I will ask LLM to review my design, challenge its finding and then ask to deliver code. That I feel I have complete control over my code | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Customer service support | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Redis;ChromaDB;mem0 | Faiss for PoCs | Ollama;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Sentry;New Relic;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev | 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 | Strong Logical Mind | 40,684 | null |
43,450 | 43,451 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
43,451 | 43,452 | 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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 8 | 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 learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 225,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | F#;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite;Webpack | Cargo;Docker;Poetry;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Poetry;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Deno;Next.js;Vue.js | Next.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Judgement calls about how business/project goals influence design. AI currently will build what you ask, even if it's a poor plan and I do not see a way out of that with current approaches | 146,271 | 6 |
43,452 | 43,453 | 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 | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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 | 13 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 170,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Modeling and understanding legacy code | 30,946 | 9 |
43,453 | 43,454 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 4 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | 4 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,000,000 | Yes | Dart;Go;Lua;Python;SQL | C++;Go;Lua;Rust;SQL | Go;Lua;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | IBM DB2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | IBM DB2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Deno | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;uv | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS;Arch | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Clickup;Google Workspace;Jira | Clickup;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | NO, I don't vibe code at all, I Use AI to search for answers, code review, and automate boring code | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Customer service support | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Software testing and security. | 23,248 | 8 |
43,454 | 43,455 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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 | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Other (please specify):
Quality documentation | Other (please specify):
Very poor or no documentation | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | F#;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Django;Express;Fastify;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Nuxt.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Trello | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | 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;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 discern fact from fiction... hype train from reality... and a panacea magic wand from a bubble about to burst surrounding a new tool with limited real-world applicability. | null | 6 |
43,455 | 43,456 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,456 | 43,457 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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) | 1 | Developer, QA or test | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 6 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 6,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java | Java;TypeScript | Java | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes | Gradle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;ChromeOS | GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical | 6,000 | null |
43,457 | 43,458 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 4 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,458 | 43,459 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
Inclusion of AI or AI agents | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;Zig | Assembly;Lua;Rust;Zig | Lua;Rust;Zig | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Sourcehut, Cargo ecosystem
Sourcehut, Cargo ecosystem | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;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 at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of them, in addition to navigating the sloppy codebases resulting from AI overuse. | 30,000 | null |
43,459 | 43,460 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Student | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | null | Healthcare | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 3 | Uganda | UGX Ugandan shilling | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | null | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | 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 automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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. | 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 | Deep sick | null | Copilot | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Web design | null | null |
43,460 | 43,461 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,461 | 43,462 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Support engineer or analyst | 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
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43,462 | 43,463 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Financial analyst or engineer | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 5,000 | Yes | Ada | Assembly;HTML/CSS | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | null | null | 5,000 | null |
43,463 | 43,464 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 8 | India | INR Indian rupee | 5,500,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | 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 daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 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 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 | 63,932 | null |
43,464 | 43,465 | I am learning to code | 55-64 years old | null | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | null | null | null | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | null | null | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger | null | null | null | null | Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | I don't use Stack Overflow | null | Job board | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Writing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | null | null | Customer service support | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,465 | 43,466 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 70,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | bun,uv,mise
NA | Yes | Django;React | Svelte | null | rocket.rs
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | 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 | 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 | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I do not personally vibe code, but I know others at the company that do for internal tools only. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Soft skills, helping to train juniors, general architectural knowledge of the specific codebase. Even as AI agent's get bigger contexts, I don't think the can rival the sheer experience a developer can have with a product, and will get nowhere near being able to handle the people-oriented facets of the industry. | 45,507 | 8 |
43,466 | 43,467 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 2 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;JavaScript;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | null | 90,353 | 8 |
43,467 | 43,468 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,468 | 43,469 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | null | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,469 | 43,470 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 5,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;React | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | 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 | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | null | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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. | 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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | Sentry;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 58,120 | 7 |
43,470 | 43,471 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 25 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 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 | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | null | 10 | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 750,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | Tcl, tk
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | 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 | null | null | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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 want to learn best practices | null | 78,616 | null |
43,471 | 43,472 | 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 | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,472 | 43,473 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 11 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 165,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I don't do vibe coding, i generate only chunk of codes as required | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | knowing how and where to use AI, also the limitations | 44,929 | 9 |
43,473 | 43,474 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Latvia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | null | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Monday.com | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I am not a fan of it | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
43,474 | 43,475 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 98,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Composer;npm;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;npm;Prometheus;Vite | Chef
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js;Axum | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch;NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No; I currently prefer writing software by hand. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding the full requirements and architecture of a system, especially its interactions with humans, will likely remain beyond AI's grasp until we develop full AGI. | 98,000 | 7 |
43,475 | 43,476 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 24 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 24 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | India | INR Indian rupee | 16,000,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot 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 Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI 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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes, it is used for simple part of the code. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System Thinking, Design Thinking, People Skills | 185,983 | null |
43,476 | 43,477 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,477 | 43,478 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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43,478 | 43,479 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 25 | France | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL | Pharo
Pharo | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Vue.js | React | React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging systems, using programing languages outside the norm, using AI on code bases that with private/low use programming language creating a insuffisient dataset to train the AI... | 81,210 | 3 |
43,479 | 43,480 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,480 | 43,481 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 18 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
Lack of "AI" hype. Actually build a product that may use AI if it's useful, not just for hype marketing. | Availability of better alternatives
Has AI or AI agents for the sake of having AI | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Haskell
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NEOVIM
NEOVIM | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. AI is not good enough for that for my work. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Brain cells. | 180,000 | null |
43,481 | 43,482 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,482 | 43,483 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (full-time) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,483 | 43,484 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | 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 | 4 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | null | Composer;Docker | Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure | Composer;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Symfony | Node.js;Symfony | Node.js;Symfony | TYPO3
TYPO3 | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm | Notepad++;PhpStorm | Notepad++;PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Logical thinking | null | 9 |
43,484 | 43,485 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,485 | 43,486 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 29 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 22 | Project manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 98,000 | Yes | C#;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | null | null | BinaryLane
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Vibe coding is bullshit and can go die in a fire. | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | AI is monstrously over-hyped. It's like an idiot savant, it only sort of knows what it's doing. It's very important that someone who understands the coding language and the technology reviews the code AI generates. So skilled developers are still needed. | 63,709 | null |
43,486 | 43,487 | 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.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,487 | 43,488 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 37 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | 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 | 0 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | null | Yes | Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
43,488 | 43,489 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,489 | 43,490 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Other (please specify): | Employed | null | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp | null | null | 3 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Polars | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Very favorable | null | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,490 | 43,491 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,491 | 43,492 | 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 | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Fitting Requirements | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 14 | 7 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 45,600 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Axum | React;Spring Boot;Axum | React;Spring Boot;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Job board | 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 | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Other (write in): | No. I am highly against using purely AI to write code.
For me it is a tool to help with repetitive tasks, understand code more easily or to receive simple information fast.
I am against writing code purely with AI, because it's results are inaccurate, bloated and in the case of complex tasks most of the time not even usable. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 that the AI creates.
Keeping up with best practices. | 52,903 | 8 |
43,492 | 43,493 | 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 | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Other (please specify):
AI heavy | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;Spring Boot;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Debian | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | excalidraw.com
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | 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 | 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. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 92,812 | 8 |
43,493 | 43,494 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Perl;Rust;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | Neo4J;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Netlify;npm;Railway;Vite | npm;Railway;Vite | npm;Railway;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;React | Node.js;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Neo4j | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Yes, I encounter so many problems and things that only a human needs to change and revisit to make it correct | null | 10 |
43,494 | 43,495 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,495 | 43,496 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it doesn't work good enough most of the time. I'm faster writing it myself. But AI (Github Copilot in my case) can help in generating test cases for my code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Ollama | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | (complex) thinking - AI can't do that, regardless how much marketing tries to say it does | null | 8 |
43,496 | 43,497 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | 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 |
43,497 | 43,498 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);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 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);Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more 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 | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Go;Kotlin;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | MCP servers | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Bolt.new | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 7 |
43,498 | 43,499 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;npm;Pacman;Supabase;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pacman;Supabase;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Docker;npm;Pacman;Supabase;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not really, exactly telling what code I want to generate and the ai generating it and me reviewing is, but not vibe coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Low level development concepts, software architecture and design skills, creativity in creating elegant code solutions, reasoning | null | 7 |
43,499 | 43,500 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Finland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Monday.com | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Programming skills that result from experience. Logic, reasoning, mathematics. | null | 8 |
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