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43,600 | 43,601 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Fintech | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | C# | C# | C# | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | null | null | Documenting code | null | null | Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | null | 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 |
43,601 | 43,602 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 40 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 650,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet | Podman | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;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
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Developing specialized expertise
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Supabase;Webpack | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Supabase;Webpack | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Supabase;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | Django;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | RAG;Ollama | Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Pop!_OS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Obsidian | Asana;GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Use discussion or chat feature
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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 69,609 | 8 |
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NA | Ethical concerns
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NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
43,606 | 43,607 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,607 | 43,608 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 1 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 6,085 | Yes | C++;Dart;Delphi;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Java | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Elixir;Erlang;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin | null | NA
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NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | null | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | curl --location --request POST "https://ews.fip.finra.org/fip/rest/ews/oauth2/access_token?grant_type=client_credentials" --header "Authorization: Basic NzVjNzQ2YTEwNjY2NGJjZmJiNGM6UkVWIGluIGdvIGnRzIQ==" | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics;Marketing;Robotics | MCP servers | 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 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 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | GitHub MCP Server | null | Martian | null | New Relic | null | Microsoft Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 6,085 | null |
43,608 | 43,609 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Rust | Java;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack | Ansible;APT;Docker | Ansible;APT;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Flask;jQuery;React;Spring Boot | Flask;Spring Boot | Flask;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine | Doxygen;Markdown File;Redmine | Doxygen;Markdown File;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 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 | Knowledge. If you don't know what you are doing, no AI tool can help you. | 52,207 | 7 |
43,609 | 43,610 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Academic researcher | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 2 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 33,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;F#;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Zig | C;Rust;Zig | C;Rust;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Pip | Cargo | Cargo | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | null | null | rocket (Rust crate), tera (Rust crate)
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | 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 | Somewhat 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 | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | being able to code, describe problems and solve problems | 3,261 | 7 |
43,610 | 43,611 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Books / Physical media | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,611 | 43,612 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | 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) | 7 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 6 | Malaysia | MYR Malaysian ringgit | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript | Dart;Go;Python;Rust;SQL;Mojo | Python | css
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Express;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;visionOS | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Asana;GitHub;Notion | Asana;GitHub;Notion | Asana;GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, if i vibe code i could not sleep at night. not feel safe if i don't review my code everyday | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | problem solving, manage team, design complicated systems | 7,069 | 6 |
43,612 | 43,613 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 45 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 50 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,613 | 43,614 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | null | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | null | Neutral | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
43,614 | 43,615 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel | Docker;Kubernetes;Vercel | Docker;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Flask;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor | Android Studio;Cursor | NA
NA | RAG;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Other (write in):
none | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | Vertex AI;Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Perplexity;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | social | null | null |
43,615 | 43,616 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 7 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Python;Ruby;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Python;Ruby;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make | CMake
CMake | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | Jekyll
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, the code needs to at the very least be understood | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding complex problems, architecting software | null | 8 |
43,616 | 43,617 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 3 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 20,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Podman;Poetry;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Podman;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Podman;Vercel;Vite | Sentry
Sentry | Yes | Astro;Deno;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Axum | Astro | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it generally takes longer to prompt for good maintainable code. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Customer service support;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Computing and software development fundamentals. You can't tell if AI is leading you astray without knowing that. | 138,177 | 9 |
43,617 | 43,618 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 18 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;PHP | GDScript;HTML/CSS;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Supabase | Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Netlify;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Netlify;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Netlify;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js | jQuery;Symfony | jQuery;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Bolt;Cursor | Bolt;Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;YouTrack | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Reddit;X;LinkedIn | Reddit;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);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great 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 | null | Yes, I switched to vibe coding a year ago and now I don't write almost any code | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Replit;v0.dev;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | High level understanding of the system, expecifications, product design, etc | 58,007 | 8 |
43,618 | 43,619 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 100 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 100 | Product manager | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | null | School | null | null | Insurance | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,619 | 43,620 | 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 | None of the above | 26 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 27 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Only in the way that it generates work for my high expertise to solve the vibe coded mess | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Actually understanding the problem and writing high quality code | 190,598 | 8 |
43,620 | 43,621 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,621 | 43,622 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 2,000,000 | Yes | C;Lisp;Lua;Rust | C;Lisp;Rust;Scala;Gleam | C;Lisp;Rust | Haskell
Haskell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS;NixOS | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Not sure | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 67,772 | 8 |
43,622 | 43,623 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 35 | 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 | 35 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | France | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 116,015 | 8 |
43,623 | 43,624 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;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) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 216,720 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | 59,143 | 8 |
43,624 | 43,625 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);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 | 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 | 10 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MATLAB;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Yugabyte
Yugabyte | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Arch | Arch | Doxygen;GitHub;Notion;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 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 | Yes, somewhat | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Managing the complexity of codebases and infrastructure | null | 8 |
43,625 | 43,626 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust;Zig;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | julia
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | CLion
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
43,626 | 43,627 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | 22 | Developer, front-end | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 40 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Assembly;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Milvus | null | LangChain | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;v0.dev;Bolt.new;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 6 | null |
43,627 | 43,628 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python;SQL | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | AngularJS;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | 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 | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no, sometimes it helps when i have to write something simple but lengthy | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | creative thinking,problem solving | null | null |
43,628 | 43,629 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp | null | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,629 | 43,630 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 5 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;F#;Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | Firebase;Prometheus | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | Flask;Next.js;React | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 69,609 | null |
43,630 | 43,631 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 13 | Developer, QA or test | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 12 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,020,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;pnpm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;npm;pnpm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | 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 | For small scripts, quick/dirty temporary solutions why not.
For complex, professional work, not any time soon. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Other Industry purpose (write in): | Other specific task (write in): | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | critical thinking | 47,742 | null |
43,631 | 43,632 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 11 | Developer, mobile | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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 | 3 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1 | Yes | Kotlin | Kotlin | Kotlin | 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 | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Android | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | 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 | Job board | null | Yes, definitely | 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | understanding the client requirements | null | 10 |
43,632 | 43,633 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Java;SQL | C++;Java;Kotlin;Rust;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Jira | null | null | Bitbucket
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
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 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Logical deduction and fast paced thinking | 58,007 | 6 |
43,633 | 43,634 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 135,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Redis | PostgreSQL | null | Weaviate
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 156,620 | 6 |
43,634 | 43,635 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
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 | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 102,729 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Reviewing code, managing/prompting AI, having responsibility | 119,181 | 8 |
43,635 | 43,636 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 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;Books / Physical media | 10 | AI/ML engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,636 | 43,637 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
forced IA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
No plan to use AI | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 1 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;pnpm;Yarn | Docker;pnpm | Docker;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Rubymine
Rubymine | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;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 | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. Why is there a whole dialog for a yes/no question ? | 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. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I don't think AI tools will be more capable in 3-5 years | 99,194 | 7 |
43,637 | 43,638 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | 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 | 12 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Ansible;APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Podman | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Saltstack
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;VSCodium | PyCharm;VSCodium | PyCharm;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not. We value good and readable code way more than working code. | 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. | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Solving complex solutions and debugging non trivial issues | 81,210 | 9 |
43,638 | 43,639 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Performance, simplicity, file sizes, characteristics of the core of the technology | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Turkey | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;PHP | C++ | ActionScript 2.0, ActionScript 3.0
ActionScript 2.0, ActionScript 3.0 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Shockwave Flash (warning: absolutely not limited with usage in web)
Shockwave Flash (warning: absolutely not limited with usage in web) | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Dev C++, Adobe Flash Professional CS6
Adobe Flash Professional CS6, Adobe Flash Builder CS6 | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
43,639 | 43,640 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C++;Python;Rust | C++;Python | NA
Haskell, Idris | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pacman;Vite | Cargo;npm;Pacman | npm;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows | GitHub | null | null | Codeberg
Codeberg | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat 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 | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | null | null | null |
43,640 | 43,641 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 14 | 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) | 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 | 29 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,641 | 43,642 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 22,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Go;Kotlin;Lua | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;New Relic;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;jQuery;Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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 | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I 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 | GitHub MCP Server | Github Copilot | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 25,523 | 7 |
43,642 | 43,643 | 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) | 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);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) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | null | null | Hetzner, Zypper
NA | Yes | Astro;Django;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | null | null | DataGrip
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vibe coding is a very grave mistake, I prefer to use the traditional method of checking what I wrote so I can know what could fail when writing code. AI is great for improving productivity, but it is very prone to mistakes. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | Language processing | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, code understanding and error finding | null | 8 |
43,643 | 43,644 | 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 | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | Solid.js
Solid.js | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | WebStorm | WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;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 | Redis;ChromaDB | null | Haystack | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | complex problem solving | 48,726 | 3 |
43,644 | 43,645 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 15 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,645 | 43,646 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | 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 | 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;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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Robust and complete API
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 | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Zig | C;Python;Rust;Zig | C;Python;Zig | NA
NA | null | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Ninja;Pacman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pacman | zig
zig | Yes | Astro;Django;Node.js | Astro;Django;Spring Boot;Axum | Astro;Django | zap
zap | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;VSCodium;Zed | Eclipse;Neovim;RustRover | Neovim | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Arch | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;YouTrack | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem solving and fast learn | null | 6 |
43,646 | 43,647 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 28,000 | Yes | C#;Java;SQL | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | null | Visual Foxpro
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Asana;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | null | 32,484 | null |
43,647 | 43,648 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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. | null | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 41,765 | 7 |
43,648 | 43,649 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 14 | Developer, mobile | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 8 | France | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB | Redis;Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Make;Supabase | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Nuxt.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;SwiftData;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello;Wikis | null | null | own git server
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | the ability to think as a human, to understand how code works, to think and choose an architecture | 139,218 | 8 |
43,649 | 43,650 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 6 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Delphi;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
43,650 | 43,651 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 27 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Flask;Laravel;Node.js;Spring Boot;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,651 | 43,652 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 13 | 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;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 21 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 330,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | PL/SQL
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Red Hat | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | 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 an aberration that is symptomatic to a oversaturated work market. It will go away in time. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;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): | Full stack development, devops, critical thinking (saying "no" to an idea of a solution/feature) | 90,057 | null |
43,652 | 43,653 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 12 | Romania | EUR European Euro | 88,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Ansible;Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;React;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Only for quick and dirty mvp implementations. I do not trust it's output. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Redis;ChromaDB;LangMem | null | Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter | null | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;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 need quick help troubleshooting | Reading code and understanding edge cases. | 102,093 | 8 |
43,653 | 43,654 | 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 | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,654 | 43,655 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Python | C#;C++;Python;SQL | C#;C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 83,531 | 7 |
43,655 | 43,656 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 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 substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 10,000,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6,456 | 10 |
43,656 | 43,657 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;Rust | C++;Python;Rust | C++;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Arch;Fedora | Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 8 |
43,657 | 43,658 | 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 | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
Language-specific SDK availability | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 105,000 | Yes | Go;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;Go;Zig | Go | NA
Seed7 | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | Weaviate
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm | Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;pnpm | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Pip;pnpm | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Hacker News;YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Autonomous learning, self-discipline, systems thinking, formulating real-world problems in abstract terms. | 121,815 | 10 |
43,658 | 43,659 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 33,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL | C#;C++;F#;Go;Kotlin;Rust | C#;C++;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman | NuGet;Pacman | NuGet;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Bluesky | Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | Critical/anecdotal thinking | 38,285 | 6 |
43,659 | 43,660 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 32 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 0 | France | EUR European Euro | 76,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | 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 | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 88,171 | 8 |
43,660 | 43,661 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 16 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 2 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 192,000 | Yes | Python | C++;OCaml;Python;Rust;Zig | Python | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | DuckDB;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Clickhouse | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI;React | FastAPI | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Polars;Odoo;uv | c++23;Polars;Odoo;uv | c++23;Polars;Odoo;uv | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | 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 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 149,975 | 7 |
43,661 | 43,662 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above;Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 15 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js | FastAPI;React;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Xcode | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Large Language Model | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | iOS;Red Hat;ChromeOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
43,662 | 43,663 | 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) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,663 | 43,664 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Energy | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | null | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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 | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | analytical problem solving | null | 8 |
43,664 | 43,665 | 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);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | APT;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Vite;Webpack | APT;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | 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 | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | For small repetitive tasks or quick implementation of algorithms it is. But not for building a project from scratch or major features. It also seems to be a good tool for project planning. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | 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. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | 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 | secure coding, architecture, code optimizations | null | 8 |
43,665 | 43,666 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Data scientist | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 15 | France | EUR European Euro | 77,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | No
NA | Yes | MySQL | BigQuery;MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++ | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++ | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not at all. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Dunno. | 89,331 | null |
43,666 | 43,667 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
43,667 | 43,668 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Coding Bootcamp;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | 15 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Dart;Java | Dart;Go;PowerShell;Python | Dart | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database | Cloud Firestore | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;ChromeOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;ChromeOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | null | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I 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;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | debugging | null | 6 |
43,668 | 43,669 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 10 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ireland | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 120,000 | 8 |
43,669 | 43,670 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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) | 4 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 120,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Dart;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Assembly;C;C++;Dart;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Assembly;C;C++;Dart;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;React | Django;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | For professional work, never. For my side-projects, I often start with vibe coding, but it doesn't work very well, so I switch to traditional coding. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | problem solving, deep understanding of the problem and the solution, creativity | 32,748 | 6 |
43,670 | 43,671 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 29 | 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 | 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) | 44 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,671 | 43,672 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,672 | 43,673 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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) | 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) | 8 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | null | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 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 | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,673 | 43,674 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;PyCharm;Zed | Cursor;PyCharm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving | null | null |
43,674 | 43,675 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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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43,675 | 43,676 | 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 | 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;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 | 14 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 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 | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Linear | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | 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 weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;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 | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 60,328 | null |
43,676 | 43,677 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 36 | 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 | 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;Books / Physical media | 48 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Meets project requirements | Prohibitive pricing
Lack of open-source community edition | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 72 | 56 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Pocketbase | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Apple Core Data
FoundationDB, Apple Core Data, SwiftData | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Railway;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | AppWrite
AppWrite, Gray Whale | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Pinegrow
Pinegrow | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;visionOS | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS;Red Hat | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack | Mattermost
Mattermost | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | A multitude of self-haste models.
A multitude of self-haste models. | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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;Other (write in): | Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Yes, I vide code prototypes and concepts to see if there is a viable application of the idea. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;IT operations;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;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.;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: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;supabase | n8n | Ollama;OpenRouter | n8n | New Relic;Snyk | null | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Creation of the overall concept and idea for an application and selection of the frameworks or technologies that should be used to create a maintainable and human friendly code base, as well as understanding what data should be used by a system and what data should be excluded. | null | 6 |
43,677 | 43,678 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 1,080,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Vite | Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No but I use it for personal entertainment | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, analyzing, building domains and structures on a larger scale, mentorship | 27,268 | null |
43,678 | 43,679 | 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 | I prefer not to say | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | System administrator | 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 | 6 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;Python | C;C++;Go;Python;Rust | Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;Pip;Poetry | APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | APT;Composer;Docker;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | 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 lmao | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
43,679 | 43,680 | 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 | 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);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 492,000 | Yes | C;Java;Python;TypeScript | C;Python;Rust;Zig | C;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | null | null | Jenkins
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;NixOS | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No, and I honestly despise that vibe coding has been taken over by llm promt script kiddy shit. I used that phrase way before to mean writing quick and dirty code, just vibing. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 51,572 | 6 |
43,680 | 43,681 | 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) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 16 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 10 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,400,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Project-specific context | 65,528 | 9 |
43,681 | 43,682 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 2 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | null | Yes | JavaScript;SQL;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | I'm not using LLM for final project, just the barebones or searching ways to solve an issue. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
43,682 | 43,683 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | null | 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 | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
Convenience | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,683 | 43,684 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 1 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | null | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | null | null | C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Go;OCaml;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | null | null | null | NA
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43,684 | 43,685 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Other (please specify): | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 400,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | React
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot;WordPress | React;Spring Boot;WordPress | React;Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio | Eclipse;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;LinkedIn | Discord;LinkedIn | Discord;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | null | Job board | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations | Vector databases for AI applications | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Devin AI | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 4,650 | null |
43,685 | 43,686 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | null | null | null | 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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43,686 | 43,687 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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43,687 | 43,688 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | 3 | 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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43,688 | 43,689 | 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 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | 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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43,689 | 43,690 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,690 | 43,691 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Applied scientist | Less than 20 employees | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | iOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per week | Direct messaging of users | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | 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 | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,691 | 43,692 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
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 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Rust | Nix
Nix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | NixOS | NixOS | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 104,413 | 6 |
43,692 | 43,693 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | Prefer not to say | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | R | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Github Copilot
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | All the current skills, since one must fully understand what the AI is explaining to verify whether it is correct, but perhaps these skills can be picked up faster. | null | null |
43,693 | 43,694 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
Collaboration tool | Prohibitive pricing
not customizable | null | You like your manager
good work environment | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 0 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Lua;Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Supabase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Blazor;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Ubuntu | GitHub | null | null | bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | physical skills like connecting wires | null | 5 |
43,694 | 43,695 | 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 | 6 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Elixir;Java | Elixir;Java;Gleam | Elixir;Java | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;Spring Boot | Phoenix;Spring Boot | Phoenix;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | pgvector | null | Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 234,337 | 9 |
43,695 | 43,696 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | System administrator | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,696 | 43,697 | 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 | 10 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,697 | 43,698 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | null | null | null | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,698 | 43,699 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
43,699 | 43,700 | I am learning to code | Prefer not to say | Primary/elementary school | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
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