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43,501 | 43,502 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Student | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
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NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);ChromeOS | Windows;ChromeOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | React | Django;FastAPI;Flask | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;uv | RAG | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | Yandex Cloud | Cargo;Yandex Cloud | Yandex Cloud | NA
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43,506 | 43,507 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 2 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 950,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | React | Angular;Svelte;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No its not. That is for your own projects at home and not suitable in a workplace. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Software engineering is still going to remain valuable. How would one know that the software works without any knowledge about software engineering? | 99,580 | 8 |
43,507 | 43,508 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am 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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43,508 | 43,509 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Applied scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 330,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lisp;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells) | Julia
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Helix
Helix | uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | '- The ability to understand implications of code on performance, reliability and uptime.
- Architecting large codebases.
- Writing mathematical software.
- The ability to solve novel problems. | 3,836 | 9 |
43,509 | 43,510 | 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.) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | India | INR Indian rupee | 5,000,000 | Yes | C#;C++;JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | ADX
NA | Yes | Bun;Chocolatey;Firebase;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Deno;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | Logseq
Logseq | Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Hacker News;X | Hacker News;X | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 58,120 | 8 |
43,510 | 43,511 | 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.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 25 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Other (please specify):
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43,511 | 43,512 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges | 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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43,512 | 43,513 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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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43,513 | 43,514 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 11 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;Astro;Drupal;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);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 | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 34,804 | 10 |
43,514 | 43,515 | 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.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 9 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python;R;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | FastAPI;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;PyCharm;Rider | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase | Documenting code | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;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 | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Wiz | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | development of AI | null | null |
43,515 | 43,516 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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) | 14 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
43,516 | 43,517 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
AI chatbot | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 800,000 | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Company proprietary editor
Company proprietary editor | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | 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. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Structural knowledge of systems that exist across database, servers, and clients. Hardware knowledge. Debugging. Understanding client requests and needs. Understanding applicable laws and policies. Following best practices of your team/company to allow others to easily read and understand your code. Reading documentation, especially proprietary documentation no AI has access to. Regular coding, because AI won't be good enough in 3-5 years. | 79,062 | 9 |
43,517 | 43,518 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 2 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 4 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Python;R | Python;R | Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MySQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MySQL;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Kaggle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Qdrant;Weaviate;mem0 | null | null | null | Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus;Protect AI;arize | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Looking ahead 3 to 5 years, developers who cultivate skills in critical thinking and system-level design | null | null |
43,518 | 43,519 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 23 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,519 | 43,520 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | 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 | 8 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | 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 | 7 | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 552,000 | Yes | Go;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Neo4J | Neo4J | Neo4J | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | npm;Pip | npm;Pip | TeamCity, Deno
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Linear | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | null | 57,861 | 8 |
43,520 | 43,521 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 21 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
Presence of AI, AI agents, or LLMs | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 475,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Prolog;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust | NA
Haskell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Poetry | Cargo;Homebrew | Cargo;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | Pydantic | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | users.rust-lang.org, internals.rust-lang.org
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | 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 | Bad 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 | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Most of them, although the specifics of syntax and such may become less useful. But high-level problem design and specification, which is the root of developers’ work, requires decisions | 475,000 | 10 |
43,521 | 43,522 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,522 | 43,523 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,523 | 43,524 | 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 | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | System administrator | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,524 | 43,525 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 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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43,525 | 43,526 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | 2 | Product manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | HKD Hong Kong dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;Swift | Objective C
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;MySQL | IBM DB2;MySQL | IBM DB2;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Xcode | Android Studio;Notepad++;Xcode | Android Studio;Notepad++;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;iOS;ChromeOS | Clickup;Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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;Data and analytics | 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. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | 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 | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 6 |
43,526 | 43,527 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 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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43,527 | 43,528 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 23 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | jsonnet
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;PostgreSQL | null | null | etcd
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | null | null | dash
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | Augment
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;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 | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I like to switch between letting the AI agent code, and me writing some code. But I let the agent do most of the work. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | Augment | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | all of them | 174,022 | 10 |
43,528 | 43,529 | 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) | 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;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,529 | 43,530 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 43 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 115,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Splunk | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | Common sense | 133,417 | 8 |
43,530 | 43,531 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);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 | 6 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 133,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python | No
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira;Miro | Confluence;Jira;Miro | Confluence;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No its not | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | 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.;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. | GitHub MCP Server | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | No idea | 36,216 | null |
43,531 | 43,532 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | 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 |
43,532 | 43,533 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Ethiopia | ETB Ethiopian birr | 1,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Sublime Text;Trae;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Rider;Trae;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Rider;Trae;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning | 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 weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | 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 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 | 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.;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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 7,279 | null |
43,533 | 43,534 | 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) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 6 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database | Firebase Realtime Database | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData | visionOS | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Trello | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar 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 (people);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, “vibe coding” is not part of my professional development work. While I may experiment or explore ideas casually at times, my development work is structured, goal-oriented, and driven by clear project requirements. I prioritize maintainability, performance, and real-world problem-solving over spontaneous or unstructured coding sessions. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | 1. Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
AI can assist with code generation, but defining the right problem and evaluating whether a solution is effective still requires human judgment. Developers who can break down complex problems into manageable parts will stay in demand.
2. System Design and Architecture
Understanding how to design scalable, maintainable, and secure systems will remain crucial. AI might help implement patterns, but selecting and applying the right architecture for a given situation is a high-level skill that requires experience and foresight.
3. Understanding of Core Programming Concepts
Strong fundamentals (e.g., data structures, algorithms, memory management, networking) will continue to matter. These concepts help developers understand what AI tools are generating and catch or avoid subtle issues.
4. Security and Privacy Awareness
As AI expands, the need to build secure, privacy-conscious software grows. Developers who understand secure coding practices and compliance requirements will be essential.
5. Communication and Collaboration
Writing code is only one part of development. Explaining trade-offs, working with cross-functional teams, and documenting decisions will remain key in professional environments.
6. Adaptability and Learning Mindset
Tools and languages evolve, but developers who can adapt, learn quickly, and embrace new technologies (including AI) will thrive. | null | 9 |
43,534 | 43,535 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | null | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;Go;Python;Zig | Assembly;C;C++;Go;Kotlin;Zig | Assembly;C;Go;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Zed | Neovim;PyCharm;Zed | Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Fedora | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | Less than 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Cybersecurity | 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. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 58,007 | 8 |
43,535 | 43,536 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Books / Physical media | 30 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,536 | 43,537 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 2 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Pip | Docker;Firebase | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Laravel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Robotics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Vertex AI;Llama Index | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Replit;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Devops, Practice of Using AI | null | 7 |
43,537 | 43,538 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 11 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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43,538 | 43,539 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | 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 | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | null | HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;npm;Supabase | Docker;Gradle;npm | Docker;Gradle;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;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 | Writing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, It is not part of my professional development work! | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Problem solving, and architectural thinking | null | 8 |
43,539 | 43,540 | 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.) | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 23 | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Webpack | Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | OVH
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Clear communication, problem solving, basic language agnostic software principles | 70,208 | 9 |
43,540 | 43,541 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,541 | 43,542 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more 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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43,542 | 43,543 | 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) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 1,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Notion | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Notion | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | domain know-how | 33,886 | 5 |
43,543 | 43,544 | 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 | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 9 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | C#;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Blazor | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;visionOS | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions | null | 68,071 | 7 |
43,544 | 43,545 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 16 | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | System administrator | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,545 | 43,546 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Retired | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | null | null | 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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43,546 | 43,547 | 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) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 18 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 8 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 4,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | null | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | on my pet-projects - deinitly yes, on regular job tasks - sometimes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | Language processing;Personalized agent creation | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | Sentry;New Relic;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub 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 | I believe the developers who don't use AI on a daily basis will be out of the market. The AI will speed-up the MVP and the whole dev eelopment process x5-10, in the future you'll need to work more with architecture, know best practices, and know how to set a question to AI -you don't need to code on your own, but you'll need the write instruments and the final result of your task/project. This knowledge becomes crucial. | 115 | 7 |
43,547 | 43,548 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 4 | Developer, mobile | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 20,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Yes, but unfortunately to a large extent, it's pretty much necessary to keep up with my competitors because they also use many AI tools. They outperform me in output and management recognizes only the amount of changes and not the quality. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Fireproof;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;AgentGPT | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 23,203 | 8 |
43,548 | 43,549 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 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) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 9 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 26 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 975,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;C++;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Railway;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Railway;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Railway;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;Deno;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Astro;Deno;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Astro;Deno;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Vim;Zed | Neovim;Vim;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Android;iOS | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Data and analytics;Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine;v0.dev | Cursor | 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 | Creating robust business solutions | 17,120 | 10 |
43,549 | 43,550 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, QA or test | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 162,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no because I check all answers | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | architecture, general knowledge | 44,210 | 3 |
43,550 | 43,551 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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) | 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) | 12 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 847,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Go;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust;Swift;Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;Python;Rust | MonkeyC
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Clickhouse;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | 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 | Absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | System design and architecture. Actually solving the right problem. Go back and read the majority of the questions on Stack Overflow, historically we can see that people don't know WHAT to ask and we see the XY problem way too often.
AI can't teach us to ask the right questions. | 88,784 | 5 |
43,551 | 43,552 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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 | 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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43,552 | 43,553 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust;SQL;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL | Haskell
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL | Databricks SQL;InfluxDB;SQLite | Databricks SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | Polars;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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 Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Somewhat, I might start out to get a foundation to build on and capture the low hanging fruits. Then I will implement and iterate manually and partially use AI for sub tasks. However I will not use the generated/vibed code without fully understand it myself. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | System-/Architectual design, robust testing, critical thinking, analysing code, see the connection between code, systems and the real world problems trying to solve. | 62,893 | 9 |
43,553 | 43,554 | 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 | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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) | 15 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 9 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C++;Lua | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | Microsoft To Do
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Dont think the skills will change that much. | null | 5 |
43,554 | 43,555 | 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 | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | 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 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | Docker;Vite | Docker;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Notion | GitLab;Linear | GitLab;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;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 | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Flexibility, openness to education | 63,808 | 8 |
43,555 | 43,556 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Saudi Arabia | SAR Saudi Arabian riyal | 432,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Redis | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Xcode | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Language processing | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | same skills today plus how to benefit from using AI with current skills will speed your productivity | 115,161 | 8 |
43,556 | 43,557 | 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 | null | 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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43,557 | 43,558 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 6 | Student | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 15,000 | Yes | C++;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | C++;Python;Rust;SQL | C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Supabase | Docker;Make;Ninja;Supabase | Docker;Make;Ninja;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Thinking | 17,402 | null |
43,558 | 43,559 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle | H2;Oracle | H2;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Maven (build tool) | Homebrew;Maven (build tool) | Homebrew;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot;Svelte | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | Jira;YouTrack | YouTrack | YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Videos | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code | null | Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | Language processing | 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 | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Design patterns / Architecture. Communication. | 92,812 | 9 |
43,559 | 43,560 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 14 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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 | 5 | 2 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 77,000 | Yes | C++;Go;PowerShell;Python | C++;Go;Python | C++;Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Tried several times, it was a waste of time. Every iteration wasn't improving the code or getting closer to the desired solution. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Abstract thinking, debugging and explaining. Verbal communication as well. | 77,000 | 8 |
43,560 | 43,561 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,561 | 43,562 | 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 | null | null | null | 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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43,562 | 43,563 | I code primarily as a hobby | Prefer not to say | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Lua;Python | Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | null | null | portage
portage | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Arch | Windows;MacOS | Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes it is, at most of time i need to have patience and need to carefully explain what i was trying to do. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | AI can't be more creative then a human | null | null |
43,563 | 43,564 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 120,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Go;Java;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Go;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Go;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;Django;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I detest vibe coding because it introduces lots of bugs in the codebase which are hard to find
| Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The skill to adapt and find solution to problems and the ability to use new tools which do not have proper documentation
| 27,570 | 8 |
43,564 | 43,565 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | null | null | null | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | 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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43,565 | 43,566 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 32 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | 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 | 8 | 4 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 240,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Poetry;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Poetry;Yarn | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Poetry;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Symfony | Django;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Symfony | Django;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | 55,139 | 8 |
43,566 | 43,567 | 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) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,567 | 43,568 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 26 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 120,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;npm;Webpack | Google Cloud;npm;Webpack | Google Cloud;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Laravel;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;WordPress | Angular;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Vim | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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 | Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Basic coding skills, basic programming language knowledge | 148,791 | 7 |
43,568 | 43,569 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 1 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 3,000,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 75,744 | 10 |
43,569 | 43,570 | 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) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 9 | Data engineer | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,570 | 43,571 | 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 | null | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,571 | 43,572 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 27 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,572 | 43,573 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
Good documentation | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;RustRover;Windsurf | RustRover | RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Unfortunately | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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. | 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 | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | debugging, investigating issues | 162,421 | 5 |
43,573 | 43,574 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
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 | 4 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;YouTrack | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Customer service support | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 55,687 | 8 |
43,574 | 43,575 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Is itself fully free and open-source | Ethical concerns
Reliance on proprietary software or any AI features | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;Zig | Rust | Rust | 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 | Debian | Ubuntu | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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;Other (please specify): | Because AI is notorious for generating incorrect, poor-quality code but appeals to novices, I believe that being able to debug flawed AI solutions will be a valuable skill, as more and more of one's junior colleagues will use AI to produce code. Eventually I believe developers who can program without AI will be very valuable, because new developers who have relied heavily on AI for their whole career will be unable to solve complex problems and fix their broken AI solutions. | 125,000 | 5 |
43,575 | 43,576 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 23 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 114,000 | Yes | C;C# | C;C#;Rust | C;C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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 | 114,000 | 8 |
43,576 | 43,577 | I am learning to code | 18-24 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java | No
No | Yes | MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | null | no
No | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | No
No | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | I dont know | i dont know | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | null | null | dont know
except git, google workspace, colab, jira, i have never heard of anyone | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hashnode;YouTube | Reddit | No
neutral | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 its running development and creating a huge problem for upcoming developers that's the reason i started hating AI. A lot of promotions on YouTube is creating a confusion with real development and real problem solving. Now students don't the real meaning of engineering. AI is not a bad techonology but people who are using it make it to ruin everything and organisation is supporting them by organising hackathon for so called VIBE CODING. I strongly disbelif about vibe coding is ever going to use in professional development and stop making it a big deal. Its stupid thing to ever come in the world of developer. Thanks! | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Leaving automation everything will remain same except there will some changes where developer more focused on solving real world problems and leave some small work for AI. Extensive use of AI will disrupt the system and can cause huge problem for future and biggest threat of AI data leak or hacking of the system will get easier. If i look in 3-5 years, every developer has work hard for their position and we can't make excuses as company will tools for development so no place for excuse and i think will going to be a great technology for everyone. As i Say AI will revelutionize our coders world and we can reimagine the complex problem and will able to solve them. Thats my take it can differ- | null | null |
43,577 | 43,578 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 16 | 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, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,900,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | 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 | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | analytical, understanding complex problem, ethics | 45,333 | 9 |
43,578 | 43,579 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | 85,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Python | Java;Kotlin;Python | Java;Kotlin;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Heroku | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;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;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | 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 daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Customer service support | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | learning | 1,698 | 8 |
43,579 | 43,580 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | null | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 27 | 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 | 39 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Android | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Never heard of it | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Troubleshooting | 68,071 | 7 |
43,580 | 43,581 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 20 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 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 ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Other (please specify):
support | Other (please specify):
lack of support | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 100 | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells) | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Kubernetes | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. And I would not hire anyone doing it. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Thinking, planning and communication. | 92,812 | null |
43,581 | 43,582 | 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 | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 15 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 2,160,000 | Yes | C;Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift | Go;Zig | Go | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | null | null | null | Yes, definitely | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Customer service support;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase;pgvector;Pinecone;LangMem | null | CrewAI;Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph;phidata | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 54,535 | 8 |
43,582 | 43,583 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 540,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn | 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 | 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 at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing 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 | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Deep understanding of code, time estimation | 147,366 | 4 |
43,583 | 43,584 | 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 | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 64,000 | Yes | Java;Rust | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pacman | Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pacman | Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pacman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | users.rust-lang.org, internals.rust-lang.org
users.rust-lang.org, internals.rust-lang.org | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;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): | No. I only use AI in the form of a (sometimes) more intelligent auto-completion, never by prompting. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding complex problems and finding solutions for them within their respective domains. | 74,249 | 6 |
43,584 | 43,585 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 7 | System administrator | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | 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 | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;NuGet;Pacman;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;NuGet;Pacman;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;NuGet;Pacman;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js | Next.js;Node.js | Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS;Arch | Windows;iOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | 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 | null | Llama Index;Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 6 |
43,585 | 43,586 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | 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 | 25 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | 22,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Airtable;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding the client
| 25,523 | 5 |
43,586 | 43,587 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 3 | Lebanon | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell | JavaScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | debugging, architecting | 30,000 | null |
43,587 | 43,588 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 47,434 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;npm;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Xcode | Cursor;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;SwiftData;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;SwiftData;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;SwiftData;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, but some people at my company do this and makes the project worse as there will be a lot of random bits of code everywhere which is never cleaned. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | supabase | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine | 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 need quick help troubleshooting | The possibility to find and fix problems coming up and understanding what code is written to overcome security issues. | 55,030 | 8 |
43,588 | 43,589 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 1,000,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS | Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Zig | Go;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger | null | null | null | null | Arch;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Soft skills and human communication remain the most important skills | 104,822 | 7 |
43,589 | 43,590 | 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 | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 11 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,200,000 | Yes | Ada;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Android Studio;Cursor;Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Android Studio;Cursor;Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;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;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;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 daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 25,573 | 8 |
43,590 | 43,591 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,591 | 43,592 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 3 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Dart;Go;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;C;C#;Python;Rust;SQL | C;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Axum | Django;Axum | Django;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | RAG;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The skill of learning to learn as well as communication and collaboration | null | 10 |
43,592 | 43,593 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 7 | 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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43,593 | 43,594 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., 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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43,594 | 43,595 | 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.) | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 165,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Groovy;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;MSBuild | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 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 | Very favorable | 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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely Not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Creativity | 107,265 | 0 |
43,595 | 43,596 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch | Ubuntu;Debian;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | null | null | null |
43,596 | 43,597 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 21 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 66,000 | Yes | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not really, you cannot randomly generate code parts. you cannot predict how long it will take until the task is done. time estimation | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 76,570 | 7 |
43,597 | 43,598 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 5 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 800,000 | Yes | C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask | Express;FastAPI;Flask | Express;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Vibe coding implies an informal, intuition-driven approach, often relying on trial-and-error and aesthetic or emotional cues rather than strict engineering rigor. That might be suitable in experimental, creative, or exploratory phases of a project, especially for prototyping. However, professional development demands disciplined engineering: architecture design, documentation, testing, refactoring, performance tuning, and maintainability. Those require precision, context awareness, and adherence to best practices where things that go beyond prompt-response coding.
That said, LLM-generated code can assist in professional development when used properly.
e.g., For scaffolding, documentation generation, or rapid iteration. But the act of prompting alone is not a replacement for serious software engineering. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | OpenRouter | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | In the next 3–5 years, even as AI tools advance, developers will still need these core skills:
System Design – Knowing how to build scalable, secure, and reliable systems.
Problem Solving – Understanding real-world problems and designing software that solves them.
Security Knowledge – Building software that protects user data and prevents breaches.
Code Review and Critical Thinking – Catching bugs, inefficiencies, or poor AI-generated code.
AI/ML Understanding – Knowing how to use and integrate AI tools safely and effectively.
Adaptability – Learning new tools and tech quickly as things evolve.
Communication – Explaining ideas clearly and working well with teams.
These skills are about thinking, judgment, and real-world understanding things AI can't fully replace. | 9,299 | 10 |
43,598 | 43,599 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL;VBA | Assembly;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL | Assembly;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
43,599 | 43,600 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 11 | Academic researcher | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;Rust | Assembly;C;Rust | Assembly;C;Rust | 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 | Ollama | RAG | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | 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 | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 69,609 | 8 |
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